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Arc of the Snow Perch
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WMET0181
This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Plantain and Bird in Snow
Kano Sōshū (Japanese, 1551–1601)
Fan-shaped painting mounted on a hanging scroll;
ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; late 16th century
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection,
Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020 2020.396.13
On this fan-shaped painting by Kano Sōshū, a bird perches on the leafless branch of an old tree above a stream next to a tangle of Chinese lantern plants, reeds, and a plantain, its broad leaves laden with snow. With the exception of the ink lines of the flowing stream and a small number of the leaves of the Chinese lantern, most of the motifs are painted on top of a layer of shell-white pigment (gofun) applied directly to the paper of the fan. The production of painted folding fans constituted a significant part of the Kano School’s output in the 16th century.
This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Plantain and Bird in Snow
Kano Sōshū (Japanese, 1551–1601)
Fan-shaped painting mounted on a hanging scroll;
ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; late 16th century
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection,
Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020 2020.396.13
On this fan-shaped painting by Kano Sōshū, a bird perches on the leafless branch of an old tree above a stream next to a tangle of Chinese lantern plants, reeds, and a plantain, its broad leaves laden with snow. With the exception of the ink lines of the flowing stream and a small number of the leaves of the Chinese lantern, most of the motifs are painted on top of a layer of shell-white pigment (gofun) applied directly to the paper of the fan. The production of painted folding fans constituted a significant part of the Kano School’s output in the 16th century.
