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Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Kelvin Smith Fund
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Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha

late 1800s–early 1900s
Suzuki Shōnen (Japanese, 1849–1918) visual detail
ArtistSuzuki Shōnen (Japanese, 1849–1918)
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Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 194.4 x 61 cm (76 9/16 x 24 in.); Painting only: 106 x 42 cm (41 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Kelvin Smith Fund

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Provenance

Public
?–1991

(David Newman, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1991–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

(David Newman, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%

Exhibitions

Public
Modern Japan

Source exhibition text

Modern Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 14, 2022-June 18, 2023).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Among the subjects of souvenir paintings made since the 1600s in Ōtsu, a travel hub near Kyoto in western Japan, was a demon in monk’s robes reciting the name of the Buddha Amida to the rhythm of his gong. Ōtsu paintings largely disappeared with the advent of rail travel in the late 1800s, as people no longer stopped in the area. In this work, Kyoto-based artist Suzuki Shōnen reimagined the demon for the modern era—the simple figure from the Ōtsu painting is transformed into a realistic one accompanied by a calligraphic meditation on its nature.

The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%

Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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