Flowers of the twelve months by Seitei Watanabe - Pair (1/2)
Flowers of the twelve months by Seitei Watanabe. A pair of folding screens each consisting of six panels painted with seasonal images relating to the twelve months of the year. January to June (right to left). January depicts a rising sun, auspicious subject of the New Year, with a pair of sparrows beneath a snow-capped branch; June depicts a carp arching and leaping up a mountain waterfall, a symbol of perseverance and the virtues of the determined warrior
Picture No
11108003
Media ID
44360556
Size
6119px x 4332px
(2.4MB)
Credit
©Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
Seitei Watanabe - The Ashmolean Museum (1/2)
Date
circa 1900
