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A vertically oriented hanging scroll with ink on tan silk sparsely depicts two sparrows on a plum tree. A dark, textured trunk sweeps from the lower right toward the center. One sparrow on a slender branch peers down while the other looks upward. Delicate branches with small, pale blossoms extend toward the upper left across the silk. Vertical calligraphy and a red seal mark the lower right.

Sparrows on Blossoming Plum; A Sage with Tiger; Chinese Bird on Snow-Laden Branch

1661

Kano Tan’yū

(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on silk
Overall: 181.9 x 54 cm (71 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee 1992.80
Location: Not on view
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 78 www.jstor.org
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