The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Summer Flowers

mid-1600s

Kitagawa Sōsetsu

(Japanese, active 1639–50)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Overall: 197.6 x 65.5 cm (77 13/16 x 25 13/16 in.); Painting only: 107.5 x 45.8 cm (42 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Maud Eells Corning 1992.380
Location: Not on view

Description

White hydrangea, orange-colored demon’s lantern, and greenbrier vine appear together in this scroll. The artist used the dripping-in (tarashikomi) technique to create a sense of depth and dimension in the leaves of the plants. A carefully controlled brush loaded with a high ratio of water to ink or color is key to the success of this brush method. Gold lines indicate the veins of leaves and the seams of pods.
  • ?-1992
    Maud Eells Corning [1908-1991], Mentor, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1992-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Early Rinpa (Japanese gallery rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 23, 2020-January 17, 2021).
    Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.380