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The Nanga, or "Southern School" painters of 17th- and 18th-century Japan were greatly influenced by Chinese culture. The subjects and styles of their work reflected the contemporary Japanese taste for imported Chinese objects and learning. A common practice among Nanga painters was the exchange of small paintings and calligraphies. They also celebrated special gatherings of artist-friends by producing individual sheets that were then gathered together in albums. The sheets shown here were part of such a gathering.
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Document identity
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146398
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Short Nap on a Long Summer Day
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146398
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Short Nap on a Long Summer Day
description
The Nanga, or "Southern School" painters of 17th- and 18th-century Japan were greatly influenced by Chinese culture. The subjects and styles of their work reflected the contemporary Japanese taste for imported Chinese objects and learning. A common practice among Nanga painters was the exchange of small paintings and calligraphies. They also celebrated special gatherings of artist-friends by producing individual sheets that were then gathered together in albums. The sheets shown here were part of such a gathering.
date
late 1700s-early 1800s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60472065
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35564
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Portfolio
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Sheet: 25.7 x 16.8 cm (10 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1972.117.2.3
Source extras
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leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper
tombstone
Short Nap on a Long Summer Day, late 1700s-early 1800s. Okada Beisanjin (Japanese, 1744–1820). Leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper; sheet: 25.7 x 16.8 cm (10 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117.2.3
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Japanese Art
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1972.117b.3
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Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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2026-05-29 07:30:32.817000
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146398
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper
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male
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