The Four Accomplishments

Kano Shōei

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Four Accomplishments by Kano Shōei: Two folding screens, each comprising six panels, with a beige background and gold border. The top screen depicts four men sitting on the ground in a landscape with mountains, trees, and rocks; one man plays a qin, one reads a book, one plays a game on a low table, and one listens. The bottom screen shows three men and a boy in a landscape with mountains, trees, and rocks; one man sits at a low table with a boy, one man stands, and one man sits on a rock. The color palette is muted, with shades of beige, gray, and brown dominating the scene; with splashes of blue and orange. The screens are framed in black.