id: 146443
accession number: 1972.12
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.12
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The Saltmaker's Story, early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1972.12
title: The Saltmaker's Story
title in original language: 文正草子
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creation date: early 1600s
creation date earliest: 1615
creation date latest: 1630
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique: Pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Handscroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1972
opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
title: Ukiyo-e: Floating World
opening date: 1973-06-11T04:00:00
Ukiyo-e: Floating World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 11-September 2, 1973).
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1987-12-08T05:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).
title: Stories in Japanese Art
opening date: 2021-10-08T04:00:00
Stories in Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 8, 2021-April 3, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Yanagi Fine Art Shop, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1972
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1972–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1972.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 60, no. 3, 1973, pp. 63–115.
page number: Mentioned: no. 281, p. 114
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25093732
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