Birds and flowers of the four seasons
The "Birds and flowers of the four seasons" by Kanō Eitoku emerges from the quietude of Kyoto, Japan. This pair of six-panel folding screens captures a specific moment in the late 16th century, dating from about 1573 to 1590. These screens exist as part of the Paintings on room partitions in the abbot's quarters (hōjō) (方丈障壁画) of Jukō-in (聚光院) of Daitoku-ji (大徳寺). Within this sacred space, the work holds a…








