Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape

Kano Motonobu’s ‘Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape’ dates to the 1500s. It’s a set of sliding door panels mounted as hanging scrolls, using ink and color on paper.

The work belongs to the Muromachi period of Japan. It features intricate renderings of flowers and birds, typical of the Kanō school’s attention to natural detail.

Motonobu was instrumental in establishing the Kanō school as a dominant force in Japanese art. He leveraged political connections to secure its influence.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.6.1

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