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Geese in Winter Landscape,
16th century
Kano Motonobu 狩野 元信, style of, 1476–1559
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1984-62 a-b
Information
Title
Geese in Winter Landscape
Dates
16th century
Maker
Kano Motonobu 狩野 元信 , style of
Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting (a): 115.1 x 50.9 cm. (45 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Painting (b): 115 x 50.9 cm. (45 1/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
Mount (each): 205 x 66 cm. (80 11/16 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
y1984-62 a-b
Place Made
Asia, Japan
Inscription
Seal reading: Kano Motonobu
Marks/Labels/Seals
On tag attached to each scroll: 325
Artist, “Motonobu” 元信, jar-shape seal relief, bottom left
(Stamped on each scroll. Each appears to be stamped over another seal with a different seal ink.)
Description
a. Two geese on the snowy ground, one with it head raised and the other lowered. A tree rises to from the lower left and its branches arch across from left to right. Composed of several horizontal strips of paper stacked one above the other. Seal at lower left.
b. Four ducks on the snowy ground with a small bird at upper right on a rock outcrop with a leafless branch. Composed of several horizontal strips of paper stacked one above the other. Seal at lower right.
b. Four ducks on the snowy ground with a small bird at upper right on a rock outcrop with a leafless branch. Composed of several horizontal strips of paper stacked one above the other. Seal at lower right.
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