Cleveland Museum of Art
Spring and Autumn Farming
Kō SūkokuLinkedCulture matchlcp-ef976f370ea2
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, light color, gold, and silver on paper
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 170474
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
These screens present the cycle of the farming year, starting with spring at right and ending with fall at left. Close examination of these screens reveals moments of games and amusement, the enjoyment of meals as well as intellectual and spiritual pursuits interspersed among the scenes of cultivating and preparing the rice harvest. The artist Kō Sūkoku is considered the 18th-century heir in style and attitude to Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724). Itchō’s work incorporated elements from Kano school, ukiyo-e, and literati styles of painting. Kō trained with one of Hanabusa’s pupils, Sawaki Sūshi, who was best known for scenes depicting everyday life and customs.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
- Provenance
- ?–2012: Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2012–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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