id:			152252
accession number:	1985.134
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.134
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:54.782000

Dragon and Tiger, early to mid-1600s. Attributed to Soga Nichokuan (Japanese). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 173.4 x 377.2 cm (68 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1985.134

title:				Dragon and Tiger
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			early to mid-1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1660
current location:		
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Folding screen
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Soga Nichokuan (Japanese)  - artist
active mid 17th century
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measurements: Overall: 173.4 x 377.2 cm (68 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1985
	opening date:   1986-02-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1985</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).

	title:		Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
	opening date:   1987-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art, Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); January 13-November 16, 2015.', 'opening_date': '2015-01-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cunningham, Michael R. <em>Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 77, Cat. no. 39
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	Paget, Rhiannon. <em>Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art</em>. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2023.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 170; Reproduced: p. 167-168, 170-171
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IMAGES

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