Inscription and Two Seals
1829
Rai Sanyō
Rai Sanyō (Japanese, 1780–1832)
Japanese Art
Inscription and Two Seals, 1829. Rai Sanyō (Japanese, 1780–1832). Leaf from a pair of folding-albums; ink on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 18.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.117.2.10 Rai Sanyō, author of a major history of Japan, died from tuberculosis while writing at his desk. A decidedly not fun fact.
- Maker/Artist
- Rai Sanyō
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Formatted Medium
- leaf from a pair of folding-albums; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26.2 x 18.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.117.2.10
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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