id:			152450
accession number:	1985.277
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.277
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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)
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creation date:			late 1700s-early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1780
creation date latest:		1824
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creditline:			The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824)  - artist

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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.)
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	inscription:	artist's signature and two seals, lower right.
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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

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PROVENANCE

	(Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland); Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith.
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