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Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bamboo in the Four Seasons by Tosa Mitsunobu: A painting of a bamboo forest on a brown background. The painting is done on six panels side by side. The bamboo stalks are green and brown. There are different sizes of bamboo stalks and some have leaves. The background is a light brown color with darker brown lines running horizontally. The edges of the panels have a black border.

Artwork details

Date:
late 15th–early 16th century
Medium:
Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 283 px
Museum record:
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