id:			145423
accession number:	1970.71.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.71.3
updated:		2023-08-23 22:18:29.654000

Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums, c. 1792–94. Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799). Fusuma panel remounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; overall: 211.4 x 94 cm (83 1/4 x 37 in.); painted surface: 167.6 x 91.5 cm (66 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1970.71.3

title:				Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums
title in original language:	子犬に雀、菊図
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creation date:			c. 1792–94
creation date earliest:		1792
creation date latest:		1794
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	Fusuma panel remounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 211.4 x 94 cm (83 1/4 x 37 in.); Painted surface: 167.6 x 91.5 cm (66 x 36 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1970
	opening date:   1971-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1970</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 24, 2013-July 21, 2014).

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PROVENANCE

	(Setsu Gatodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1970
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1970–
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wall description:
These paintings were originally mounted as sliding doors (<em>fusuma</em>) used inside a building. The circular areas on the paintings’ paper surfaces are traces of the former positions of the door pulls (<em>hikite</em>). A flock of sparrows gathers on a trellis supporting flowering chrysanthemum. Below is a litter of puppies, some cavorting, others napping. The tender story created by the curious puppy peering up and tilting its head to listen to the bird’s insistent call (in the leftmost part of the composition) is characteristic of Nagasawa Rosetsu’s paintings, which often use animals to illustrate the human condition.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 58, no. 2, 1971, pp. 22–71.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 127, p. 69
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361

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IMAGES

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