Flowers and Grasses / Watanabe Shikô
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- Accession Number
- 1964/2.65
- Title
- Flowers and Grasses
- Artist
- Watanabe Shikô
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1683-1755
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Rimpa
- Inscription
- Signed at lower right: Watanabe Shiko; Artist's seal: Shiko
- Dimensions
- 98.7 cm x 28.9 cm (38 7/8 in. x 11 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- flowers and plants
- Physical Description
- Realistic flowers and grasses, painted with vivid colors on a hanging scroll.
- Subject Matter
- Painted in a way that combines precepts of the Kanô school with those of the Rimpa school making this style of work appealing to both the warrior/ruling class and the merchant class.
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plant-derived motifs
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 483 x 1407
- File Size
- 74 KB
- Record
- 1964/2.65
- Link to this Item
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"Flowers and Grasses; Watanabe Shikô." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.65/1964_2.65.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.