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Landscapes of Autumn and Winter

Tenshō Shūbun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two beige hanging scrolls with landscape paintings. The top section of each scroll has a light beige color with a subtle pattern and three long, thin brown tassels hanging down. The main section of each scroll features a black and white landscape painting. The left painting depicts a mountainous landscape with a large rocky cliff, trees, and a building. The right painting shows a body of water with a large cliff or mountain on the right side and a tree on the left. Each scroll has a thick beige border around the painting and a thin brown line above it. The bottom section of each scroll has a light beige color with a subtle pattern. The background behind the scrolls is black. The title of the artwork is "Landscapes of Autumn and Winter" and the artist is Tenshō Shūbun.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
418 × 624 px
Museum record:
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