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The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

1834–35
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
Sheet: 52.1 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1145
Location: not on view

Description

The subject of this design may be related to a 1309 poem that contains the following lines:
When I was cutting horse-tails
The autumn moon appeared,
Shining through the trees on Mount Sonahara.
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Smith, Joshua, "Careful Spontaneity", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 47 no. 04, April 2007 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 9 archive.org
  • Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 6, 2015-January 5, 2016).
    Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 5-October 28, 1934).
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