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Birds and Flowers

Establishment
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Building
Otsunegoten
Room
Ni-no-ma
Asset Type
Fusuma & Wall Paintings
AuthorTsurusawa Tanshin
PeriodKeio Era
Production date
SizeH1.82m×W1.41m
MaterialColor, powdered gold leaf on paper   
FormatDoor pocket for sliding doors
Original/CopyOriginal

The scenes of four seasons are depicted on the sliding door panals of Ni-no-ma. These are “Wisteria and Swallows” (spring), “Stream and Water Fowls ”(summer), “Deer in the Autumn Fields” (autumn) and “Reeds and Geese” (winter)