id:			155615
accession number:	1990.6
share license status:	CC0
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Ibaraki, c. 1840. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 214.6 x 195.5 cm (84 1/2 x 76 15/16 in.); mounted: 205.2 x 185.2 cm (80 13/16 x 72 15/16 in.); painting only: 161 x 172.2 cm (63 3/8 x 67 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1990.6

title:				Ibaraki
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creation date:			c. 1840
creation date earliest:		1830
creation date latest:		1850
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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

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

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measurements: Overall: 214.6 x 195.5 cm (84 1/2 x 76 15/16 in.); Mounted: 205.2 x 185.2 cm (80 13/16 x 72 15/16 in.); Painting only: 161 x 172.2 cm (63 3/8 x 67 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Notable Acquisitions
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Notable Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).

	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."<br><br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); July 21, 2014 - January 13, 2015.

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
In 1840 Shibata Zeshin was commissioned by an association of sugar wholesalers to paint an ema, a votive tablet, to be dedicated to the Shinto shrine Oji Inari in the city of Edo (now Tokyo). This sketch is thought to be a preparatory drawing for the tablet. It depicts the demon Ibaraki, who resided in the Rashomon Gate, the southern gate of Heian-kyo (now Kyoto), rescuing its arm from the warrior Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021). Yorimitsu had ordered it cut off by Watanabe no Tsuna (953-1025). Having disguised itself as Yorimitsu’s aunt to gain access to its severed limb, Ibaraki is in the midst of transforming back into demon form.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cunningham, Michael R. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 147
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319

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