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Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons

Sesshū Tōyō

Cleveland Museum of Art

Six-panel artwork depicting a landscape. The artwork is divided into six panels that are connected. The background is sepia-toned paper. A bird with a green back, red head and tail, and white underbelly perches on a branch on the left. A flowering white and green bush is on the bottom right. There are several other birds in flight and on the ground throughout. The landscape features a body of water and mountains in the background. The foreground contains several plants and a small hut. The top portion of the panel features a cloudy sky.

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900 × 421 px
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