Sketch of Ibaraki-dōji
c. 1840
Shibata Zeshin
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Japanese Art
Sketch of Ibaraki-dōji, c. 1840. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 214.6 x 195.5 cm (84 1/2 x 76 15/16 in.); mounted: 205.2 x 185.2 cm (80 13/16 x 72 15/16 in.); painting only: 161 x 172.2 cm (63 3/8 x 67 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1990.6 The demon Ibaraki, having disguised itself as the aunt of warrior Minamoto no Yorimitsu to gain access to its severed limb, is shown is in the midst of transforming back into demon form.
- Maker/Artist
- Shibata Zeshin
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 214.6 x 195.5 cm (84 1/2 x 76 15/16 in.); Mounted: 205.2 x 185.2 cm (80 13/16 x 72 15/16 in.); Painting only: 161 x 172.2 cm (63 3/8 x 67 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1990.6
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- Notable Acquisitions, Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Modern Japan (Japanese art rotation), The Cleveland Museum of Art; 7/15/01-8/12/01 (1st of 2 rotations). "Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art.", Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); July 21, 2014 - January 13, 2015.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 235A Japanese
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