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Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

1500s
(Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Painting only: 30 x 41.4 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Including mounting: 110 x 58.4 cm (43 5/16 x 23 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.246
Location: not on view

Description

In this painting, the artist depicted a scene of a solitary duck floating by reeds in a subtle arrangement of dry and wet, light and dark ink tones which conveys the tranquility of the moment.
  • (Klaus T. Naumann, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)
    ?-1985
    The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, ?-1985, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1985-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present
  • A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
    Neiman Marcus, Dallas, TX, October 21-November 2, 1974: A Representation of 3,000 Years of The Art of Japan from Mayuyama Collection, no. 15
    Tokyo National Museum, July 1974, Special Exhibition of Sesson
  • {{cite web|title=Mandarin Duck|url=false|author=Sesson Shūkei|year=1500s|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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