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accession number: 1956.87
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The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School, early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Handscroll; ink, color and gold on paper; image: 29.7 x 1232.4 cm (11 11/16 x 485 3/16 in.); overall: 30.3 x 1373.5 cm (11 15/16 x 540 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt, John L. Severance, and Edward L. Whittemore Funds 1956.87
title: The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School
title in original language: 融通念仏縁起絵巻
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creation date: early 1300s
creation date earliest: 1300
creation date latest: 1333
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creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt, John L. Severance, and Edward L. Whittemore Funds
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culture: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
technique: Handscroll; ink, color and gold on paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Handscroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
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measurements: Image: 29.7 x 1232.4 cm (11 11/16 x 485 3/16 in.); Overall: 30.3 x 1373.5 cm (11 15/16 x 540 3/4 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: Japanese Picture Scrolls
opening date: 1974-10-09T04:00:00
Japanese Picture Scrolls. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan (organizer) (October 9-November 24, 1974).
title: Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings in Western Collections
opening date: 1979-10-11T04:00:00
Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings in Western Collections. Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (organizer) (October 11-December 9, 1979); Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (March 27-May 11, 1980).
title: Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art
opening date: 1983-03-16T04:00:00
Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 16-May 1, 1983).
title: Emaki
opening date: 1987-03-21T05:00:00
Emaki. Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan (organizer) (March 21-April 30, 1987).
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: 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: 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: Honen: The Life and Art of the Founder of the Pure Land Buddhist Sect
opening date: 2011-03-26T00:00:00
Honen: The Life and Art of the Founder of the Pure Land Buddhist Sect. Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan (organizer) (March 26-May 8, 2011).
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: Shinto: Discovering the Divine in Japanese Art 神道-日本美術における神性の発見
opening date: 2019-04-09T04:00:00
Shinto: Discovering the Divine in Japanese Art 神道-日本美術における神性の発見. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-June 30, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 11-July 13, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-03-11T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Masterpieces of Japanese Art. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas (October 4-November 30, 1969)', 'opening_date': '1969-10-04T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Kashima Seibei, 19th century.
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(Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1956
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1956–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
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. 914
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n161
Lee, Sherman E. Japanese Decorative Style. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
page number: Reproduced: p. 5; cat. no. 20
url: https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDecorativeStyle/page/n17
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. 277
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n301
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. 277
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n301
Masterpieces of Japanese Art; [Catalogue of the Exhibition] October 4 Through November 30, 1969, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1969.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 24
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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. 374
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n394
Lee, Sherman E, Ursula Korneitchouk, Michael R Cunningham, Ursula Korneitchouk, Cleveland Museum of Art, Japan House Gallery, Japan Society (New York, N.Y.), and Japan House Gallery. One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650): From the Cleveland Museum of Art: Catalogue. New York: Japan Society, 1981.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 40-41, no. 19
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Grotennuis, Elizabeth Ten. "Visions of a Transcendent Realm: Pure Land Images in the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 7 (1991): 274-300.
page number: Mentioned: p. 298, 274
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161334
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: p.96-97, cat. no. 63
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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. 38-43, cat. no. 7
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Vilbar, Sinéad. “Shinto Masterworks: Rarely seen Japanese treasures offer encounters with the divine." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 30-31.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 31.
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Vilbar, Sinéad, and Kevin Gray Carr. Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 256-261, no. 101
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