Scenes from Essays in Idleness
| Title | Scenes from Essays in Idleness |
|---|---|
| Artist | Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811) |
| Date | late 1700s–early 1800s 18th century |
| Medium | One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Scenes from Essays in Idleness (徒然草図屏風), late 1700s–early 1800s. Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper; image: 146.5 x 330.7 cm (57 11/16 x 130 3/16 in.); overall: 170.2 x 375.8 cm (67 x 147 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.43.2 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Scenes from Essays in Idleness” is a work by Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811), dated late 1700s–early 1800s. It is executed in one of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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