River and Sky in Evening Snow,' from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, c. 1602-1603, Kaihō Yūshō; Author: Inscribed by Saishō Jōtai, Japanese, 1533 - 1615, 28 3/8 × 14 1/2 in. ( × cm) (image)62 × 19 1/2 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and gold on paper, Japan, 17th century, Snow clings to the leaves of a clump of bamboo and rock. A snowy peak hangs in the distance. This wintry scene formerly functioned as one of eight panels of a folding screen, depicting the so-called 'Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang,' a popular theme in East Asian painting and poetry

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