id:			146444
accession number:	1972.12.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.12.1
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:30.778000

The Saltmaker's Story, early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a 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 1972.12.1

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:	One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Handscroll
type:		Painting
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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
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
	opening date:   1987-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).

	title:		Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-10-08T04:00:00
	<i>Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)</i>. 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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, 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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