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Birds and Flowers

Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 Japanese

mid-16th century

Not on view

The lively depiction of birds in natural settings with seasonal trees and flowers was a favorite theme in early ink painting and a hallmark of the Kano school of painters led by Kano Motonobu (ca. 1476–1559). This rendition attributed to Motonobu's brother, Yukinobu, is in the ink-wash style inspired by the Southern Song painter Muqi (late 13th–early 14th century), which uses tonal variations of ink instead of outlines to define the soft forms of feathers and flowers.

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan

Birds and Flowers, Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575), Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan

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36.100.91

36.100.91, seal

36.100.92

36.100.92, seal

伝狩野之信筆　花鳥図

Title: Birds and Flowers

Artist: Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575)

Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Date: mid-16th century

Culture: Japan

Medium: Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper

Dimensions: 39 1/8 x 16 3/4 in. (99.4 x 42.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number: 36.100.91, .92

Chronology

Japan, 1400-1600 A.D.

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