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Collection Online as of April 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented woodblock print features bold, organic shapes outlined in thick black ink across two aged pages. Centrally, three circular forms stack in a pyramid, each containing a heavy loop and topped with a flickering, serpentine line. To the upper left sits a bundle of discs. On the right stands a mallet-like shape with a central character. Bold, staccato horizontal streaks ground the composition, while a delicate signature marks the lower left corner.

Flaming Jewels from Ōkyo Picture Book

1850

after Maruyama Ōkyo

(Japanese, 1733–1795)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accordion-style woodblock printed folding-book; ink and color on paper
Each page: 28.5 x 19.1 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.376.c
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This impression of a book of woodblock-printed designs is missing a spread that depicts a crane.
  • (R. E. Lewis, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 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
  • “Checklist of the Kelvin Smith Bequest.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 7 (September 1988): 292–295. Mentioned: p. 295 www.jstor.org
  • Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 21, 2002-August 1, 2005).
    Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 24, 2000-January 21, 2002).
  • {{cite web|title=Flaming Jewels from Ōkyo Picture Book|url=false|author=Maruyama Ōkyo|year=1850|access-date=13 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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