id: 152450 accession number: 1985.277 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.277 updated: 2020-11-04 21:25:52.336000 Courtesan Riding an Elephant (Parody of the Bodhisattva Fugen), late 1700s-early 1800s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 114.3 x 56.2 cm (45 x 22 1/8 in.); including mounting: 186.7 x 76.2 cm (73 1/2 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.277 title: Courtesan Riding an Elephant (Parody of the Bodhisattva Fugen) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 1700s-early 1800s creation date earliest: 1780 creation date latest: 1824 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 silk department: Japanese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824) - artist --- measurements: Painting only: 114.3 x 56.2 cm (45 x 22 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 186.7 x 76.2 cm (73 1/2 x 30 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: artist's signature and two seals, lower right. 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 (Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland); Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.277/1985.277_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.277/1985.277_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.277/1985.277_full.tif