Snails

c. 1788–89

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

Japanese Art

Snails, c. 1788–89. Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799). Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold and silver pigments on paper; image: 114.3 x 40.6 cm (45 x 16 in.); overall: 200.7 x 54 cm (79 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1998.5

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Nagasawa Rosetsu
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink, color, gold and silver pigments on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, color, gold, silver, pigments, paper
Dimensions: Image: 114.3 x 40.6 cm (45 x 16 in.); Overall: 200.7 x 54 cm (79 x 21 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Inscription: 平安蘆雪; Inscription transliteration: Heian Rosetsu Translation: Inscription: Rosetsu of Heian (Kyoto) Inscription: Sealed: 魚; Seal transliteration: Gyo Translation: Sealed: Gyo (not broken)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1998.5
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Rights Statement: CC0