id:			151935
accession number:	1984.218
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.218
updated:		2023-03-23 11:10:05.426000

Freedom and Justice, 1965. Bundō Shunkai (Japanese, 1878–1970). Handscroll; ink on paper; overall: 75 x 330 cm (29 1/2 x 129 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ms. Sato Bundo 1984.218

title:				Freedom and Justice
title in original language:	自由 正義
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creation date:			1965
creation date earliest:		1965
creation date latest:		1965
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creditline:			Gift of Ms. Sato Bundo
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culture:	Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
technique:	handscroll; ink on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Handscroll
type:		Calligraphy
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CREATORS

* Bundō Shunkai (Japanese, 1878–1970)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 75 x 330 cm (29 1/2 x 129 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1984
	opening date:   1985-04-03T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

	title:		The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
	opening date:   2011-03-27T00:00:00
	<i>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Bundō Shunkai 豊道 春海 [ 1878-1970], Tokyo, Japan, by descent to his daughter Sato Bundō
	date: 1965-1970
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	Ms. Sato Bundō, Tokyo, Japan, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1970-1984
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1984-
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wall description:
Bundo Shunkai, a calligrapher and Buddhist monk, was dedicated to establishing modern Japanese calligraphy and pursued the adaptation of Chinese Six Dynasty-style calligraphy. This oversized monumental handscroll reads (from right to left) "Freedom and Justice" and represents Japan’s newly adopted value of democracy, as influenced by Western culture of the 1960s.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
	page number: 	cat. no. 93.
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