id: 125885
accession number: 1948.128.1
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Birds and Flowers, late 1500s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 155.9 x 339.4 cm (61 3/8 x 133 5/8 in.); overall: 168.5 x 352.2 cm (66 5/16 x 138 11/16 in.); closed: 172.5 x 61 x 11.3 cm (67 15/16 x 24 x 4 7/16 in.); with frame: 171.7 x 355.4 cm (67 5/8 x 139 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather 1948.128.1
title: Birds and Flowers
title in original language: 花鳥図屏風
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creation date: late 1500s
creation date earliest: 1540
creation date latest: 1592
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creditline: Gift of William G. Mather
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culture: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)
technique: One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Folding screen
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592) - artist
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measurements: Image: 155.9 x 339.4 cm (61 3/8 x 133 5/8 in.); Overall: 168.5 x 352.2 cm (66 5/16 x 138 11/16 in.); Closed: 172.5 x 61 x 11.3 cm (67 15/16 x 24 x 4 7/16 in.); with frame: 171.7 x 355.4 cm (67 5/8 x 139 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Autumn Grasses: Arts of the Momoyama Period (1573-1615)
opening date: 1988-10-04T04:00:00
Autumn Grasses: Arts of the Momoyama Period (1573-1615). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 4-December 11, 1988).
title: The Legacy of Japanese Art
opening date: 1996-10-01T00:00:00
The Legacy of Japanese Art. Chiba City Museum of Art (organizer) (October 1-November 10, 1996).
title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00
Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).
title: Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2001-07-15T00:00:00
Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 16, 2001).
title: Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2014-01-15T00:00:00
Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan (January 15-February 23, 2014); Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka, Japan (July 8-August 31, 2014).
title: Animals in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)
opening date: 2023-06-24T04:00:00
Animals in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-December 10, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-July 13, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-03-12T05:00:00Z'}
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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
Chiba-shi Bijutsukan. Shugyoku no Nihon bijutsu: Hosomi korekushon no zenbō to Bosuton, Kurīburando, Sakkurā no wadaisaku : kaikan isshūnen kinen. Chiba-shi: Chiba-shi Bijutsukan, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 81, p. 98
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Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara [東洋絵画の精華: 特别展: クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから= Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Nara, Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 120–121, no. 80
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Cleveland Museum of Art. Tōyō kaiga no seika: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara : tokubetsuten. 1998.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 120-122, cat. no. 80
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Cleveland Museum of Art, and Michael R. Cunningham. Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: pp.18-19
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Admired from afar: masterworks of Japanese painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art [クリーブランド美術館展 : 名画でたどる日本の美 Kurīburando Bijutsukan ten: meiga de tadoru Nihon no bi ]. Tokyo: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 2014.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 29, pp. 90-91
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.128.1/1948.128.1_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.128.1/1948.128.1_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1948.128.1/1948.128.1_full.tif