id:			155389
accession number:	1990.130.f
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.130.f
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:41.385000

Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin, 1847. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk; each leaf: 19.7 x 18.4 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1990.130.f

title:				Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin
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creation date:			1847
creation date earliest:		1847
creation date latest:		1847
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Bound Volume
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CREATORS

* Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)  - artist

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measurements: Each leaf: 19.7 x 18.4 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Unfolding Beauty:  Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2001-07-15T00:00:00
	<i>Unfolding Beauty:  Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15-September 16, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art; 7/15/01-8/12/01 (1st of 2 rotations).  "Unfolding Beauty:  Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art."

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1990-
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fun fact:
The artist used a wet on wet painting technique called<em> tarashikomi</em> (dripping in) to created the mottled leaf surface.

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