Accession Number
1988/2.29.1

Title
Landscape at the foot of Mt. Fuji

Artist(s)
Kanô Sengen

Object Creation Date
1820

Medium & Support
one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink on paper with sprinkled gold

Dimensions
42 1/2 in x 18 1/4 in (107.95 cm x 46.36 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern

Subject matter
This depicts the scenery at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The artist Kano Sengen is of the Kano school which specializes in nature scenes on screen doors like this one here. 

Physical Description
One of a pair of six-fold screens, this piece depicts mountains, trees, and the coast with boats on the water. The land is to the right with the water on the left. In the background is a faint mountain range. The background is also decorated with gold. The signature is on the far right edge in the middle and is followed by a red seal.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
screen

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Mount Fuji
panorama