"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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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons" by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa), late 17th–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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Source: Met Museum / Public Records
Kano Tanshin (Morimasa): Japanese, 1653–1718.
Cultural context: Japan.
Period: Edo period (1615–1868).
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Source: Met Museum Collection Data
Technical Details
Classification: Paintings.
Medium: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk.
Dimensions: 14.76.23
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
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