id:			136933
accession number:	1961.41
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Sanjo Kantaro II in the Role of Urashima Taro, early 1700s. Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; painting only: 105.7 x 59.4 cm (41 5/8 x 23 3/8 in.); including mounting: 189.2 x 64.7 cm (74 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund and various donors, by exchange 1961.41

title:				Sanjo Kantaro II in the Role of Urashima Taro
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			early 1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1720
current location:		
creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund and various donors, by exchange
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743)  - artist

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measurements: Painting only: 105.7 x 59.4 cm (41 5/8 x 23 3/8 in.); Including mounting: 189.2 x 64.7 cm (74 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed: Japanese painting for amusement, this was painted by Kaigetsudo (Nihon giga Kaigetsudo Ando kore [o] zu [su])
Sealed: Ando
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Decorative Style
	opening date:   1961-08-30T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Decorative Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Ukiyo-e Prints and Paintings: The Primitive Period
	opening date:   1971-11-04T05:00:00
	<i>Ukiyo-e Prints and Paintings: The Primitive Period</i>. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (November 4-December 26, 1971).

	title:		Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
	opening date:   1983-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).

	title:		Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections
	opening date:   2004-12-12T00:00:00
	<i>Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Later Japanese Rotation (Gallery 113)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 18-June 8, 2004).

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 13–November 16, 2015).

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Sanjo Kantaro II was a Kabuki actor who specialized in playing youths (<em>wakashu</em>) and female roles (<em>onnagata</em>). He is shown here in the role of Urashima Taro. He rescues a tortoise, and as a reward, the tortoise carries him to the undersea palace of the Dragon King. He believes he has spent but three days there with the Dragon King's daughter; however, when he returns to the shore, he finds 300 years have passed. The actor holds a fishing pole, indicating his occupation as a fisherman. The upper portion of the painting contains a 31-syllable <em>waka</em> poem.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. <em>Japanese Decorative Style</em>. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 100; cat. no. 99
	url:		https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDecorativeStyle/page/n119

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 284
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n308

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 284
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n308

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 384
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n404

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