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Irises, 1700s. One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper.

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One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper · Painting: 154.4 x 360.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Irises
Artist
Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)
Date
1700s
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper
Dimensions
Painting: 154.4 x 360.4 cm (60 13/16 x 141 7/8 in.); Mounted: 170.7 x 376.7 cm (67 3/16 x 148 5/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of The Norweb Foundation
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1683–1755

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Irises · Watanabe Shikō, 1700s
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