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Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Plum Blossoms

1336–92

Japan, Nanbokuchō period

(1336–92)
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Painting only: 103.5 x 37.5 cm (40 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.); Including mounting: 182.9 x 47.6 cm (72 x 18 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1970.75
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1970
    (Gatodo Gallery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1970-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Zen in Art: Art in Zen.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 9 (November 1972): 239–259. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 251-252, figs. 12, 12a www.jstor.org
    Stern, Harold P. Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs: The Nature of Japan. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1976. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 11, pp. 36-37
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 375 archive.org
  • Main Asian Rotation (G121). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 2003-March 12, 2004).
    Suibokuga: Japanese Ink Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 1, 1985-February 24, 1986).
    Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs: The Nature of Japan. Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (organizer) (October 6-December 3, 1977).
    Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
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