The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Willow Branches in Spring
1847
(Japanese, 1801–1854)
Each leaf: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
This composition was inspired by Zhai Dakun's album leaf, CMA 1986.49.3.Description
As the title of this album suggests, Tsubaki Chinzan painted each of the landscapes included in the album after interpretations of the styles of old masters by Chinese painter Zhai Dakun (翟大坤, active 1730–1804). In addition to the painted compositions, he also copied the inscriptions on Zhai Dakun's paintings.- (Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)1985–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Yamanouchi, Chōzō 山內長三. Nihon nangashi 日本南画史 [The history of Japanese nanga painting]. Tōkyō: 瑠璃書房: 発売 六興出版, 1981. Reproduced: pp. 471–473“Checklist of the Kelvin Smith Bequest.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 292–295. Mentioned: p. 294 www.jstor.org
- A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.251.3