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Japan, 1400–1600 a.d.




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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Momoyama period (1573–1615), early 17th century
Kano School
Japan
Pair of six-fold screens; color on gold-leafed paper; Each screen 42 1/8 x 137 3/4 in. (106.7 x 349.9 cm)
Purchase, Mrs. Jackson Burke and Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Gifts, 1987 (1987.342.1,2)