四季山水画 （瀟湘八景）, Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Sōami, early 16th century

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四季山水画 （瀟湘八景）, Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Muromachi period (1392–1573), early 16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Each: 68 1/4 × 146 in. ( × cm), Screens, Sōami (Japanese, died 1525), Vast landscapes on screens and sliding doors set a serene and contemplative mood in Muromachi-period mansions and temples. The painting depicts the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Enlarged and unified as a vast landscape, vignettes of daily life are set within the embrace of nature’s cycles, conforming to a longstanding preference in Japanese interior decoration that is rooted in the art and poetry of the Late Heian period (897–1185

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Size: 4659px × 2635px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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