id:			148358
accession number:	1975.71.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.71.1
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:05.222000

Bamboo in Rain, early 1500s. Attributed to Genga (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 95.2 x 39.7 cm (37 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.); overall: 182.5 x 58 cm (71 7/8 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Mrs. Samuel Savage 1975.71.1

title:				Bamboo in Rain
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creation date:			early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1550
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creditline:			Gift in memory of Mrs. Samuel Savage
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culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink on silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Genga (Japanese)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 95.2 x 39.7 cm (37 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.); Overall: 182.5 x 58 cm (71 7/8 x 22 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1975
	opening date:   1976-02-03T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1975</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>The Flowering of Southern Sung and its Legacy. </em>Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (March 15–April 29, 1985).

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12–July 13, 2004).

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PROVENANCE

	(Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY)
	date: 1975
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1975–
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wall description:
East Asian paintings from China, Korea, and Japan were frequently conceived as sets of multiple images. These sets might have been composed for specific palace or temple rooms, or to portray a specific theme, such as the four seasons. Over time, the original intent of such sets is often lost through damage, changes in ownership, or a variety of other reasons. <br><br>The identity of the artist can also be lost, but then, sometimes, retrieved. This pair of ink paintings has traditionally been labeled as Japanese and attributed to the 16th-century painter Genga. Since there are no seals or signature of the artist on the painting, this attribution was based on comparisons of brush style with paintings known to be by Genga. More recent study indicates that while the 16th century is an appropriate time frame for the pair, the precise cultural identity of the artist is not certain after all. The dark, eccentric shapes of the rocks and bamboo clusters and the dramatic tonal contrasts evident throughout the composition point to either Korean authorship or influence upon a Japanese painter of the period.
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