id:			152446
accession number:	1985.273
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.273
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Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, 1839). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; overall: 94 x 33.2 cm (37 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.273

title:				Beneath the Willow
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series:				
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creation date:			after 1778
creation date earliest:		1778
creation date latest:		1839
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creditline:			The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, 1839)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 94 x 33.2 cm (37 x 13 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed: Bridge of the Law Sessai (Hokyo Sessai)
Sealed: Sessai
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection
	opening date:   1988-09-14T04:00:00
	<i>A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.<br>Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); August 26 - December 2, 2003.<br><br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); January 13, 2015 -

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PROVENANCE

	(Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland); Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith.
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wall description: 
Two young women cool themselves by a river as a willow blows in the breeze. One crouches down to rinse a hand towel, while the other sits with her chin balanced on her fan. Beside her is a black lacquer tray with a floral design in gold, holding her tobacco kit. Tsukioka Tessai was an Osaka-based ukiyo-e artist who was especially respected for his representations of beautiful women (bijin). The court bestowed upon him the rank Bridge of the Law (hokyo) in 1778, and he was eventually elevated in rank to Eye of the Law (hogen). 
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