森周峰筆 楼閣山水図屏風|Landscape with Pavilion
early 19th century
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold flecks, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
Image (each screen): 5 ft. 2 3/16 in. x 11 ft. 8 15/16 in. (1.58 x 3.58 m)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Rosemarie and Leighton Longhi, 2001
Accession Number
2001.768.3, .4
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Pavilion** by Mori Shūhō, a pair of lavish six-panel folding screens from 19th-century Japan, captures the serene beauty of Edo-period artistry (1615–1868). Crafted during a time of relative peace under the Tokugawa shunate, these screens reflect the era's fascination with idealized nature—towering mountains, misty waters, and elegant pavil—blending Japanese aesthetics with Chinese literati influences. Shūhō, a skilled painter of the time, evokes a harmonious world where architecture nestles poetically into the landscape, inviting contemplation. Rendered in ink, vibrant color...