id: 125880
accession number: 1948.124.2
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.124.2
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Scenes from the Tale of Genji, late 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 154.5 x 351.2 cm (60 13/16 x 138 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather 1948.124.2
title: Scenes from the Tale of Genji
title in original language: 源氏物語図屏風
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creation date: late 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1799
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creditline: Gift of William G. Mather
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique: One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Folding screen
type: Painting
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CREATORS
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measurements: Image: 154.5 x 351.2 cm (60 13/16 x 138 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1979-03-25T05:00:00
Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (organizer) (March 25-April 22, 1979).
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1987-12-08T05:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2020-01-24T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 24-October 11, 2020).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Japanese Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (March 25-April 22, 1979).', 'opening_date': '1979-03-25T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
William G. Mather [1857-1951], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1948
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1948-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Mansfield Art Center, March 25-April 22, 1979. Mansfield, Ohio: The Art Center, 1979.
page number: Reproduced: p. 4, no. 1
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Cunningham, Michael R. Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: p. 77, cat. no. 43
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.124.2/1948.124.2_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.124.2/1948.124.2_full.tif