Cover art · winter
Seasonal Landscapes: Winter
Kano Hideyori (Japanese, active mid- to late 1500s), mid- to late 1500s.
Using it on a cover
The print file prints up to 4.1 x 11.3 in at 300 ppi — fine for smaller trims or inset artwork, but too small to fill a 6 x 9 in cover at 300 ppi. Taller than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 45% of the height.
About the work
Now comprising three scrolls, this composition was originally a set of four paintings depicting the seasons. The set is among the most important of the artist’s surviving works. Each painting was executed in the gyō mode, indicating a speedy brush with rounded strokes. The terms shin (formal), sō (cursive), and gyō (semicursive), borrowed from calligraphy terminology, are terms commonly used by connoisseurs to describe brushwork in ink paintings.
More winter art
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Winter and Summer Flowers
Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615)c. 1600
Summer and Winter Landscapes
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Winter Day
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Sources & data
- Artwork data and images from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API (CC0).