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Mandarin Duck

Sesson Shukei1500s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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.

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  • Title: Mandarin Duck
  • Creator: Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577)
  • Date Created: 1500s
  • Physical Dimensions: 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.)
  • Provenance: (Klaus T. Naumann, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith), The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, ?-1985, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.246
  • Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
  • Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
  • Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
  • Accession Number: 1985.246
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