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Landscape

Sesson Shūkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Eight-panel folding screen with a landscape painted on it. The screen is beige with a red and blue border. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with trees, cliffs, and waterfalls in black and gray ink. A body of water is on the left side. The mountains are large and rugged, and the sky is cloudy. The screen is standing on a brown floor against a white wall. Artist: Sesson Shūkei, titled "Landscape".

Artwork Details

Date
16th century
Medium
Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 306 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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