id: 148839
accession number: 1976.8
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Portrait of Kō Sūkoku, possibly 1817. Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841), Tani Buncho (Japanese, 1763–1840). Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 17.8 x 45.7 cm (7 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund 1976.8
title: Portrait of Kō Sūkoku
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creation date: possibly 1817
creation date earliest: 1817
creation date latest: 1817
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creditline: James Parmelee Fund
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culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique: Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
department: Japanese Art
collection: ASIAN - Fan painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841) - painter
* Tani Buncho (Japanese, 1763–1840) - calligrapher
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measurements: Overall: 17.8 x 45.7 cm (7 x 18 in.)
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inscription: The grave is readied / and the sake warmed. / Oh, the cold!
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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: Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art
opening date: 1983-03-16T04:00:00
Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 16-May 1, 1983).
title: Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
opening date: 1983-11-22T05:00:00
Portraiture: The Image of the Individual. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).
title: Fans: East and West
opening date: 1992-12-15T05:00:00
Fans: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 15, 1992-March 7, 1993).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2018-01-02T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 2-July 9, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Katsuhiro Kobayashi, Tokyo, 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. “Varieties of Portraiture in Chinese and Japanese Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no. 4 (April 1977): 118–136.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 131, fig. 16
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159523
Ulak, James T. “Kazan’s Portrait of a Giant: Ozorabuzaemon.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 3 (March 1983): 99–111.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 100–101, fig. 3
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159807
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IMAGES
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