id: 148538
accession number: 1976.11
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The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, later 1700s. Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781). Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and cut-gold foil on paper; overall: 120 x 352.2 cm (47 1/4 x 138 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1976.11
title: The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
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creation date: later 1700s
creation date earliest: 1750
creation date latest: 1781
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique: pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and cut-gold foil on paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Folding screen
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 120 x 352.2 cm (47 1/4 x 138 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review, 1976
opening date: 1977-02-01T05:00:00
Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
title: Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections
opening date: 1977-03-23T05:00:00
Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 23-May 8, 1977).
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1984-08-01T04:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 1-October 14, 1984).
title: Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting
opening date: 1985-10-01T04:00:00
Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 1, 1985-February 24, 1986).
title: Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan
opening date: 1993-11-16T05:00:00
Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).
title: The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art
opening date: 2011-03-27T00:00:00
The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 386
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n406
Cunningham, Michael R. Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 50–51
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Soga Shōhaku: burai to iu yuetsu : tokubetsu tenrankai [曾我蕭白 : 無頼という愉悦: 特別展覧会 = Shōhaku show]. [Kyoto]: Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 2005.
page number: Reproduced: p. 248, cat no. 74
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Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 27a and 27b
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1976.11/1976.11_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1976.11/1976.11_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1976.11/1976.11_full.tif