id: 152424 accession number: 1985.252 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.252 updated: 2020-05-14 09:11:07.145000 Spring Dancers (Manzai), early to mid-1800s. Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683-1753). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 84.1 x 31.4 cm (33 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.252 title: Spring Dancers (Manzai) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early to mid-1800s creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1753 current location: creditline: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper department: Japanese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683-1753) - artist --- measurements: Painting only: 84.1 x 31.4 cm (33 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: artist's signature and seal lower right corner. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection opening date: 1988-09-14T04:00:00 A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Yanagi); Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Manzai is the Japanese term for wandering comic dancers. The painting depicts one of the traditional pleasures of the spring season. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.252/1985.252_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.252/1985.252_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.252/1985.252_full.tif