Description
Korin was a founder of the Rimpa (decorative) school of painting and was a keen observer of nature. The pheasant is often associated with autumn.
Provenance
(Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith); The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1985); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1985–)
Accession Number
1985.266
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 134.6 x 43.5 cm (53 x 17 1/8 in.); Painting only: 61.3 x 36.8 cm (24 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
