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Collection Online as of June 16, 2026

A hanging scroll in muted brown ink depicts a landscape of undulating mountains. In the foreground, dark calligraphic strokes convey knotted trees near a small boat on the water. To the right, thatched-roof houses nestle against a hill. Soft ink washes create hazy peaks under a pale circular moon, with a small pagoda atop a distant slope. Chinese calligraphy and a red seal mark the far right edge.

Chinese Landscape

late 1600s-1728

Kano Chikanobu

(Japanese, 1660–1728)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
Overall: 46.5 x 53.5 cm (18 5/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley I. Adelstein 1977.66
Location: Not on view
  • Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.
    CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1977," CMA Bulletin LXV (January, 1978), no. 127, p. 42,
    Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
  • {{cite web|title=Chinese Landscape|url=false|author=Kano Chikanobu|year=late 1600s-1728|access-date=16 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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