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<I>Autumn in the Mountains</I>
Anonymous, Tosa School
Autumn in the Mountains
Edo period, (1615-1868)
Six fold screen; ink and color with applied silver and gold leaf on paper
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Seltzer 1978.174

Exhibition Highlights

The Japanese screens are presented thematically, introducing some of the fundamental subjects in Japanese pictorial art over the centuries, these include real and imagined landscapes; the inspiration of poets and poetry; and nature, especially bird and flower subjects introduced from China and seasonal imagery, symbolizing the cycle of life.

Rooms or portions of rooms in the exhibition’s two installations will be devoted to individual artists who are particularly well represented in Cleveland’s collection.

Autumn in the Mountains (shown here) will be on view throughout the exhibition in both rotations. Screens like this were so enjoyed and so used by their owners over the years that they inevitably became darker and darker from exposure and suffered damage from the elements and human handling.


Highlights on View July 15 – August 12

Highlights on View August 14 – September 16

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