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Collection Online as of April 14, 2024

Peonies

Peonies

mid 1700s
(Japanese, active mid-1700s)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Painting only: 90.9 x 36.2 cm (35 13/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection 1964.105
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

In 1738, Kagei received a copy made by Ogata Kōrin of a fan painting by Tawaraya Sōtatsu from Kōrin's brother Ogata Kenzan, so some think he trained with Kenzan in Edo (present-day Tokyo).

Description

A proliferation of white tree peonies dominates this composition. Behind them are tall, feathery-topped susuki grasses and leafy deciduous trees. Tatebayashi Kagei restricted his palette to ink with red and white color, along with sparing use of green in the peony leaves and the blades of grass. He made generous use of the “dripping-in” (tarashikomi) technique, layering pooled ink and color, in the peony leaves. The areas left in reserve create the impression of
insect-eaten or late season foliage.
  • ?–1964
    Mr. Harry C. Nail Jr. [1909–1990], El Dorado, AR, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art by exchange
    1964–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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  • Rinpa (琳派) (Japanese gallery rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23-October 3, 2021).
    Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
    Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).
    Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
  • {{cite web|title=Peonies|url=false|author=Tatebayashi Kagei|year=mid 1700s|access-date=14 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.105