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Bamboo in the Four Seasons: painting and poetry in Japan

by Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Steven Zucker

Bamboo in the Four Seasons, attributed to Tosa Mistunobu, late 15th to early 16th century (Muromachi period), Japan, ink, color and gold leaf on paper, each screen 157 x 360 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Speakers: Sonia Coman and Steven Zucker

Additional resource:

Artist Hiroshi Sugimoto talks about Bamboo in the Four Seasons. Video by The Met: The Artist Series.

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

Tosa Mitsunobu (attribution), Bamboo in the Four Seasons

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Cite this page as: Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Bamboo in the Four Seasons: painting and poetry in Japan," in Smarthistory, March 16, 2018, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/tosa-mistunobu/.