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Five white cranes with red crests rest in front of a blooming plum tree. This painting garnered attention for the complex web of crane legs at the base of the painting. The maze makes it difficult to ascertain which pair is attached to which bird.…

Two pheasants, one male and one female, perch in a snow-covered pine tree surrounded by out-of-season peony blossoms. Itō Jakuchū used the snow to make "windows" that surround some of the delicate peony blossoms. Jakuchū depicted the snow using two…

This detail is included for the Natural History and Naturalism Exhibition as an example of a botanical representation being repurposed by Edo artists as a floral motif. It is also included to emphasize Itō Jakuchū's successful natural science…

This detail is included for the Natural History and Naturalism Exhibition as an example of a botanical representation being repurposed by Edo artists as a floral motif. It is also included to emphasize Itō Jakuchū's successful natural science…

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…

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 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 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…

details taken from "Old Pine Tree and White Phoenix," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲). c. 1765, "Pair of Phoenixes and Rising Sun," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲). c. 1755, "White Elephant and Other Beasts," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲), c. 1770 - 1780, and "Plum Blossoms and…

details taken from "Old Pine Tree and White Phoenix," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲). c. 1765, "Pair of Phoenixes and Rising Sun," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲). c. 1755, "White Elephant and Other Beasts," Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲), c. 1770 - 1780, and "Old Pine Tree and White…