Summer Flowers

mid-1600s

Kitagawa Sōsetsu

Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50)

Japanese Art

Summer Flowers, mid-1600s. Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning 1992.380

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Sōsetsu
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, color, gold, paper
Dimensions: 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.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 法橋相説 Translation: Transliteration: Hokkyō Sōsetsu; Translation: Bridge of the Law Sōsetsu Inscription: Seal: 印年 (Inen)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1992.380
Credit Line: Bequest of Maud Eells Corning
Exhibitions: Early Rinpa (Japanese gallery rotation) 235, <em>Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
Rights Statement: CC0