The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 31, 2023

Boy with Dog

c. 1800

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Wood with lacquer and color

Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)

James Parmelee Fund 1979.19

Location

not on view

Description

This is a Saga doll, a type of doll thought to have originated in 16th-century Saga, outside of Kyoto. The colors and patterns of the doll’s robe resemble the fashion of the latter part of the Momoyama period (1573–1615). The doll is a nodder, with its head carved separately; when its head moves, its tongue sticks out.

Provenance
(Mallett at Bourdon House, Ltd.)
Citations
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1979." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 67, no. 3 (1980): 58-99. Reproduced: cat. no. 137, p. 92 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980: Year in Review 1979.

Year in Review: 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 20-March 9, 1980).

Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).

Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.19