id:			139733
accession number:	1963.506
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.506
updated:		2020-06-04 09:00:47.812000

Beauties at the Seashore, c. 1765-1792. Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, dates unknown). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 41.3 x 54 cm (16 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.); overall: 134 x 72.8 cm (52 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1963.506

title:				Beauties at the Seashore
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creation date:			c. 1765-1792
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1792
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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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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CREATORS

* Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, dates unknown)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 41.3 x 54 cm (16 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.); Overall: 134 x 72.8 cm (52 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 26, 1963-January 5, 1964).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.<br>Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); August 25 - December 2, 2003.

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
Bunchõ portrays the popular subject of cooling off by the water on a late spring or early summer evening, as suggested by the willow. The seated lady enjoys her pipe-smoking was a popular pastime for Edo women. In the background, some fireworks are set off from a small boat. 


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