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Source Description
This set of two folding-albums comprises a collection of calligraphies and paintings produced by Japanese artists over a long span of time. Those whose works are represented in the albums were all deeply interested in Chinese culture. They were especially attracted to the idea they found in Chinese society of a community of educated friends who shared works in prose, poetry, and painting among one another through correspondence or gatherings. The covers of both albums are inscribed and sealed by an individual who assembled their contents for posterity.
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Document identity
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146378
label
Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters
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146378
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title
Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters
description
This set of two folding-albums comprises a collection of calligraphies and paintings produced by Japanese artists over a long span of time. Those whose works are represented in the albums were all deeply interested in Chinese culture. They were especially attracted to the idea they found in Chinese society of a community of educated friends who shared works in prose, poetry, and painting among one another through correspondence or gatherings. The covers of both albums are inscribed and sealed by an individual who assembled their contents for posterity.
date
late 1700s to mid-1800s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60472013
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Portfolio
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
["Each album","closed: 31 x 21 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.)"]
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1972.117
Source extras
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Set of two folding-albums; ink and color on silk and paper
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Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (近世名家書画冊), late 1700s to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Set of two folding-albums; ink and color on silk and paper; each album, closed: 31 x 21 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 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
titleInOriginalLanguage
近世名家書画冊
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Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
近世名家書画冊
inscription_translation
Volumes of Famous Modern Calligraphers and Painters
didYouKnow
The album's storage box has a title inscription in ink reading <em>Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters.</em>
citations
citation
Graham, Patricia J. "Lifestyles of Scholar-Painters in Edo Japan." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 7 (September 1990): 262-283.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 274-277
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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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2026-06-17 12:46:51.040000
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146378
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Set of two folding-albums; ink and color on silk and paper
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photo
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