Flowers and Trees, Six-Panel Screen by Watanabe Shiko

A two-panel folding screen on gold ground shows flowering plants arranged across the lower and middle registers. White and red hollyhocks rise on the right beside poppies and wisteria hanging from a gnarled branch, while lilies and small blue blossoms gather on the left. Fine ink outlines and mineral color describe each petal.

Artist

Watanabe Shiko 渡辺始興 (1683-1755)

Date

18th century

Medium

Color and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 3684 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art