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Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615–1868) Kano Sanboku (Japanese, active late 17th–early 18th century) Pair of 6-panel folding screens, ink, color, and gold on paper; Each 4 ft. 11 1/8 in. x 12 ft. 1/2 in. (1.5 x 3.67 m) Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1999 (1999.204.1, .2)

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