id: 153727
accession number: 1987.35
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 1800s. Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 28.2 x 25.2 cm (11 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.); including mounting: 114.3 x 44.2 cm (45 x 17 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.35
title: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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creation date: 1800s
creation date earliest: 1800
creation date latest: 1899
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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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
* Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811) - artist
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measurements: Image: 28.2 x 25.2 cm (11 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.); Including mounting: 114.3 x 44.2 cm (45 x 17 3/8 in.)
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inscription: Artist's signature and seal at upper right
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1987-12-08T05:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).
title: The Year in Review for 1987
opening date: 1988-02-24T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
title: Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan
opening date: 1993-11-16T05:00:00
Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).
title: Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2001-07-15T00:00:00
Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15-September 16, 2001).
title: The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
opening date: 2011-03-27T00:00:00
The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/14/01-9/16/01 (2nd of 2 rotations). "Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121); March 10, 2003 - July 16, 2003.
Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 28
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PROVENANCE
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Matsumura Goshun was trained in literati art by Yosa Buson and Maruyama Okyo. Here, he depicted "Oath of the Peach Garden," a scene from the classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The three warriors Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers in a ceremony amid peach blossom trees. Matsumura’s painting follows the example of Buson’s Evening Banquet at the Peach and Pear Blossom Garden, inspired by a 16th-century Li Bai poem.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 52-53, no. 28
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.35/1987.35_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.35/1987.35_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.35/1987.35_full.tif