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Flowers of the Four Seasons

Sakai Hōitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of trees with flowers. The painting is long and rectangular. The background of the painting is beige. There are several tree trunks and branches, which are gray. The branches are bare in some areas and have small flowers and leaves in others. The flowers on the left side of the painting are small and light brown. The flowers on the right side are white, light pink, and dark pink. Some of the flowers are round and others are small and star-shaped. The flowers are hanging down from the branches. There are no people or animals in the painting. The painting style appears to be Japanese. The title of the painting is "Flowers of the Four Seasons" and the artist is Sakai Hōitsu.

Artwork Details

Date
1815
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 237 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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