Mandarin Duck

The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

Museum

Mandarin Duck

1500s

ArtistSesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577)

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Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Painting only: 30 x 41.4 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Including mounting: 110 x 58.4 cm (43 5/16 x 23 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

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Provenance

Public

Provenance event

(Klaus T. Naumann, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)

?-1985

The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, ?-1985, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [...

1985-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present

Source provenance text

(Klaus T. Naumann, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, ?-1985, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1985-present

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Exhibitions

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A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection

Source exhibition text

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). Neiman Marcus, Dallas, TX, October 21-November 2, 1974: A Representation of 3,000 Years of The Art of Japan from Mayuyama Collection, no. 15 Tokyo National Museum, July 1974, Special Exhibition of Sesson

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Sourced Overview Evidence

In this painting, the artist depicted a scene of a solitary duck floating by reeds in a subtle arrangement of dry and wet, light and dark ink tones which conveys the tranquility of the moment.

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