id:			154040
accession number:	1988.16
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.16
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:34.179000

Festival of Insects, c. 1615–1868. After Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 30.7 x 45 cm (12 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.); overall: 122.5 x 55.9 cm (48 1/4 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1988.16

title:				Festival of Insects
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creation date:			c. 1615–1868
creation date earliest:		1615
creation date latest:		1868
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 30.7 x 45 cm (12 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.); Overall: 122.5 x 55.9 cm (48 1/4 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1998-02-21T00:00:00
	<i>Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

	title:		Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2014-01-15T00:00:00
	<i>Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan (January 15-February 23, 2014); Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka, Japan (July 8-August 31, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heisando Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1988
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1988-present
	date: 1988-
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wall description:
This painting depicts humanlike figures with antennae engaged in a festival procession. They transport a gourd like a float, with two teams pulling ropes in front, and others maneuvering it with poles from behind. They are accompanied by flutes and drums, urged on by a dancer holding a fan and a branch. The inscription is attributed to the monk-painter Motsurin Jōtō (Bokusai), well known in Japan as a disciple of Ikkyū Sōjun and an accomplished portrait artist.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara [東洋絵画の精華 : 特别展 : クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから = Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 77, p. 116
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	Admired from afar: masterworks of Japanese painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art [クリーブランド美術館展 : 名画でたどる日本の美 Kurīburando Bijutsukan ten: meiga de tadoru Nihon no bi ]. Tokyo: Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, 2014.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 24, p. 79
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IMAGES

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