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Sparrows and Bamboo

Sparrows and Bamboo

mid- to late 1500s
(Japanese, 1486–1581)
calligrapher

calligraphy by Ekkei Reikaku

(Japanese, d. 1609)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Mounted: 115 x 51.6 cm (45 1/4 x 20 5/16 in.)
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III 2015.457
Location: not on view

Description

Shiken Saidō, whose style name was Ze'an, was a Zen monk who trained at Shōkokuji temple in Kyoto, and designed the garden of Reiun’in at Myōshinji temple. He painted landscapes in the style of painter and art advisor to the shogun, Sōami (died 1525), as well as bird-and-flower compositions. A poetic inscription by the monk Ekkei Reikaku accompanies this gentle composition of two sparrows perched on bamboo.
  • ?–2015
    George Gund III [1937–2013], bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2015–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Sparrows and Bamboo|url=false|author=Shiken Saidō, Ekkei Reikaku|year=mid- to late 1500s|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.457