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Aged Pine

1717–80

Nakayama Kōyō

(Japanese, 1717–1780)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Image: 89.8 x 28 cm (35 3/8 x 11 in.); Overall: 162.5 x 40.7 cm (64 x 16 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.267
Location: Not on view

Description

The ancient pine is an admired subject in Asian painting and symbolizes the desirable human qualities of wisdom and solid moral character.
  • (Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)
    ?–1985
    The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1985–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Yoshizawa, Chū 吉澤忠. Nippon No Nanga 日本の南画. Suiboku bijutsu taikei [Complete collection of in monochrome painting supplement v.1 = 水墨美術大系: 別卷; 第1]. Tōkyō: Kodansha 講談社, 1976. Reproduced: pl. 51, p. 89
    “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
    Cunningham, Michael R. “Painting the Poetry of the Natural World.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 279–291. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 288-289, fig. 12 www.jstor.org
  • Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).
  • {{cite web|title=Aged Pine|url=false|author=Nakayama Kōyō|year=1717–80|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.267