id: 155615
accession number: 1990.6
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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
Notable Acquisitions. 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
Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art. 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."
Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); July 21, 2014 - January 13, 2015.
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PROVENANCE
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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." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 147
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319
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