Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

四季花鳥図屏風

At a glance — Painting · Muromachi period, 15th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Sesshu.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Muromachi period, 15th century
Date: 1401–1500
Creator: Sesshu (雪舟、拙宗、雪舟等楊)
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-5190

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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons is a painting of Muromachi period, 15th century (1401–1500), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-5190 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-5190
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons（四季花鳥図屏風）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5190. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/birds-and-flowers-of-the-four-seasons-kyoto-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Painting
Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Early modern paintings
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 6曲1双
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:近世絵画

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