Birds and flowers of autumn and winter

Kanō Sōgen Shigenobu · Four sliding-door panels; ink, colour, gold and silver on paper · Late Momoyama to early Edo period · Early 17th century · British Museum

Read the four doors together: seasons cross their joins, while their later history divided their fronts from their backs.

Exhibition: Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · 2026-07-25 – 2026-10-18