The Four Accomplishments
Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592)
late 1500s–early 1600s
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper
Dimensions
painting: 153 × 358.6 cm · mounted: 174 × 378.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1979.46.2
Tags
male
About this artwork
This is one of a pair of screens showing a group of elite Chinese gentlemen and their servants in the countryside. One man is considering his painting-in-progress. Historically, practicing or admiring painting was considered a skill essential for cultured men in China.