The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Summer and Winter Landscapes
1600s
(Japanese, 1607–1650)
Framed: 154.7 x 331.2 cm (60 7/8 x 130 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
This sparse composition depicts a summer scene on the right and a winter scene on the left. Careful observation reveals that the pair of screens was once damaged, and a later conservation including new sections of paper and inpainting sought to preserve the original flavor of the paintings so they could continue to be appreciated. Kano Naonobu was born in Kyoto, the younger brother of major painter and authenticator Kano Tan’yū (1602–1674). He relocated to Edo (present-day Tokyo) at the behest of the Tokugawa government in 1630 where he worked with his brother and teacher. In Kyoto, he helped his brother with paintings for Nijō Castle and the major Pure Land Buddhist temple Chion’in.- ?-2015George Gund III [1937-2013], ?-2015, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2015-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2015-present
- The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III" (May 21- September 3 2017)
- {{cite web|title=Summer and Winter Landscapes|url=false|author=Kano Naonobu|year=1600s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.481