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The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
Museum
Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree
1300s
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Evidence ranked
Provenance
Public?–1979
(S. Yabumoto Co., Ltd., Tokyo, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1979–
The Cleveland Museum of Art,Cleveland, OH
Source provenance text
(S. Yabumoto Co., Ltd., Tokyo, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art,Cleveland, OH
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Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Year in Review: 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980). Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982). Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting Part 2. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-September 1, 2024). Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 21-April 27, 2000). Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 27-October 2, 2001). Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-July 16, 2003).
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Sourced Overview Evidence
One squirrel perches on a branch nibbling a chestnut, while the other on ground is approaching a fallen chestnut. The painter used fine, short staccato strokes to simulate the animal’s soft fur, while the tree is depicted with broader wet strokes in a rougher manner. <br><br>Ge Shuying is known for his depictions of squirrels in a monochrome style characterized by crisp, decisive brushstrokes. He may have been a Chan (Zen) priest-painter, or perhaps a Daoist painter, active in the Hangzhou region of eastern China. From there his works spread to Japan, where squirrel paintings gained the attention of Japanese collectors.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 3 structured exhibitions.
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