id:			148839
accession number:	1976.8
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.8
updated:		2024-07-12 11:09:29.197000

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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inscriptions:

	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
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. 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
	<i>Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art</i>. 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
	<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. 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
	<i>Fans: East and West</i>. 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
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. 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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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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