Lotus from Album of Paintings by the Venerable Zeshin
1847
Shibata Zeshin
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Japanese Art
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 The artist used a wet on wet painting technique called tarashikomi (dripping in) to created the mottled leaf surface.
- Maker/Artist
- Shibata Zeshin
- Classification
- Bound Volume
- Formatted Medium
- leaf in accordion-style album; ink, color, and gold on silk
- Dimensions
- Each leaf: 19.7 x 18.4 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1990.130.f
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art, 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."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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