id:			148831
accession number:	1976.72
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.72
updated:		2025-04-30 11:28:29.244000

Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō), mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 250 x 143 cm (98 7/16 x 56 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1976.72

title:				Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō)
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creation date:			mid-1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1850
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 250 x 143 cm (98 7/16 x 56 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
	opening date:   2017-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Bunzo Nakanishi, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1976–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1976.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 64, no. 2 (February, 1977): 39–78.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 152, p. 79; Reproduced: cat. no. 152, p. 67
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152676

	Koyama-Richard, Brigitte. <em>Animaux Dans La Peinture Japonaise</em>. Lyon: Nouvelles éditions Scala, 2020.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 168
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