The Saltmaker's Story
early 1600s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
The Saltmaker's Story, early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1972.12.2 This handscroll originally had texts before its paintings, but the texts were removed.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.12.2
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen, Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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