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Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion, late 1700s. Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paper.

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Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paper · Image: 83 x 191.8 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion
Artist
Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)
Date
late 1700s
Medium
Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 83 x 191.8 cm (32 11/16 x 75 1/2 in.); Overall: 95.7 x 204.5 cm (37 11/16 x 80 1/2 in.); Open and extended: 83 x 243 cm (32 11/16 x 95 11/16 in.)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1733–1795

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Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion · Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1700s
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