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Although not native to Japan, peacocks were popular motifs in Buddhist art. They were associated with prosperity and culture as well as the Buddhist Peacock King, Mahamayuri. They were considered Chinese birds. Peonies shared these noble reputations,…

White Elephant and Other Beasts is a pair of six-fold painted screens, also known as byōbu, attributed to Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲). The pair of screens depicts a variety of local, exotic, and mythical creatures. One of the pair is dedicated to depictions…

One of a pair of six-fold standing screens with gold leaf, this set of screens depicts a different bird, flower, and month on each panel. Examples include mandarin ducks with snow, cranes and bamboo, or pheasants with tall grass. This image is…

This is one of a pair of six-fold standing screens painted with gold leaf, ink, and paint. It depicts a landscape with male and female pheasants on pine trees surrounded by snow. The screens are attributed to the Kano School, though more specific…

One of a pair of six-fold standing screens, this Kano School work from the Momoyama period depicts a landscape with pines and cranes against gold leaf. This image is included for two purposes. First, this set of standing screens serves to further…

This depiction of male and female phoenixes on gold leaf is a one two-fold standing screen. The scene depicts one male and one female phoenix. The male phoenix sits in a tree with no branches flanked with white peonies. The female rests in bamboo. It…

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