Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons - Kano Tanshin (Morimasa)

Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons - Kano Tanshin (Morimasa)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0
"Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons" by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa) (late 17th–early 18th century) Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk.

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"Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons" by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa), late 17 th–early 18th century. Medium: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk. This work is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection. Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914.

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Kano Tanshin (Morima sa): Japanese, 1653–1718. Cultural context: Japan. Period: Edo period (1615–1868).

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Technical Details Classification: Paintings. Medium: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk. Dimensions: 1 4.76.23 Overall with knobs: 94 3/4 × 37 1/2 in. (240.7 × 95.3 cm) Image: 58 5/8 × 35 in. (148.9 × 88.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 94 3/4 × 35 in. (240.7 × 88.9 cm) 14.76.24, .25 Overall with knobs: 94 3/4 × 37 1/2 in. (240.7 × 95.3 cm) Image: 58 5/8 × 30 1/4 in. (148.9 × 76.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 94 3/4 × 35 in. (240.7 × 88.9 cm). Subject tags: Waterfalls, Trees. View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45724