Portrait of Kō Sūkoku
possibly 1817
Watanabe Kazan
Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841)
Japanese Art
Portrait of Kō Sūkoku, possibly 1817. Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841), Tani Buncho (Japanese, 1763–1840). Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 17.8 x 45.7 cm (7 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund 1976.8
- Maker/Artist
- Watanabe Kazan
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.8 x 45.7 cm (7 x 18 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: The grave is readied / and the sake warmed. / Oh, the cold! Remark: The short, unorthodox or comic poem (haikai) was inscribed on the fan by Tani Bunchō.
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1976.8
- Credit Line
- James Parmelee Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review, 1976, Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art, Portraiture: The Image of the Individual, Fans: East and West, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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