id:			120234
accession number:	1940.990.4
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.990.4
updated:		2020-11-04 19:58:07.604000

Removing the Stone from the Entrance to the Cave (From the Series The Spring Cave), 1825. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Color woodblock print; sheet: 22.6 x 35.3 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.990.4

title:				Removing the Stone from the Entrance to the Cave (From the Series The Spring Cave)
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creation date:			1825
creation date earliest:		1825
creation date latest:		1825
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creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 22.6 x 35.3 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Hokkei
Seal: Hokkei
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art
	opening date:   1945-10-02T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 1945-February 4, 1946).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, Jan. 18-Feb. 17, 1997: In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts, cat. # 46.<br>Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".

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PROVENANCE

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These elegant surimono prints come from a set of five images inspired by the legend of the Shinto Supreme Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. She was once so offended by her brother that she retreated to a cave, leaving the earth in darkness. Several attempts to lure her out with cocks crowing, music-making, and a goddess dancing failed, but a mirror hung from a nearby tree made Amaterasu curious, bringing her to the entrance of the cave. A stone was quickly placed at the entrance to block her way back into the cave, and light was restored to the world. Each print is set against a blue evening sky with embossed clouds enriched with gold, silver, and copper.
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