id: 132048
accession number: 1954.603
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Irises, 1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper; overall: 154 x 334.3 cm (60 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Norweb Foundation 1954.603
title: Irises
title in original language: 燕子花図
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creation date: 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1755
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creditline: Gift of The Norweb Foundation
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique: 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
* Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 154 x 334.3 cm (60 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Japanese Decorative Style
opening date: 1961-08-30T04:00:00
Japanese Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).
title: A World of Flowers
opening date: 1963-05-02T04:00:00
A World of Flowers. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (May 2-June 9, 1963).
title: Juxtapositions
opening date: 1965-09-11T04:00:00
Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
title: Rimpa
opening date: 1971-09-13T04:00:00
Rimpa. Japan Society Gallery, New York, NY (organizer) (September 13-November 13, 1971).
title: Rin-pa
opening date: 1972-10-10T04:00:00
Rin-pa. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan (organizer) (October 10-December 3, 1972).
title: Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections
opening date: 1977-03-23T05:00:00
Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 23-May 8, 1977).
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1984-08-01T04:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 1-October 14, 1984).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
title: Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
opening date: 1991-09-17T04:00:00
Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).
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: 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: Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2009-06-27T04:00:00
Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2019-01-07T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 7-July 8, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Special Loan Exhibition of Art treasures from Japan. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (September-October 1936).', 'opening_date': '1936-09-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Matsukata Shōsaku (1863-1945)
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(Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1954
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1954-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Edgell, George Harold. Illustrated Catalogue of a Special Loan Exhibition of Art Treasures from Japan. [Tokyo, Japan]: [Sanseido Press], 1936.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 91 A, B
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 924
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n163
Lee, Sherman E. Japanese Decorative Style. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 86–87; cat. no. 85
url: https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDecorativeStyle/page/n101/
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 283
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n307
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 283
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n307
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 382
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n402
Chiba-shi Bijutsukan 千葉市美術館. Shugyoku no Nihon bijutsu: Hosomi korekushon no zenbō to Bosuton, Kurīburando, Sakkurā no wadaisaku : kaikan isshūnen kinen [珠玉の日本美術 : 細見コレクションの全貌と, ボストン, クリ-ブランド, サックラ-の話題作 : 開館一周年記念]. Chiba-shi: Chiba-shi Bijutsukan, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: p. 184, cat. no. 153
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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: pp. 40–41
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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: p. 122-123, cat. no. 41
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Vilbar, Sinéad. “Triumphant Returns: Treasured paintings on loan to Japanese museums and archaeological collections go back on display in Cleveland.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 1 (January/February 2019): 12-13.
page number: Reproduced: P. 12; Mentioned: P. 12, 13.
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IMAGES
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