Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe
1400s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 16.2 x 33 cm (6 3/8 x 13 in.); overall: 105.4 x 57.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.132 Members of the court, both male and female, are depicted in dress and hairstyles from the earlier Heian period (794–1185).
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 16.2 x 33 cm (6 3/8 x 13 in.); Overall: 105.4 x 57.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1985.132
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1985, Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection, Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation), <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 18-October 26, 2003).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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