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The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, later 1700s. Six-panel folding screen, ink and cut-gold foil on paper.

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Six-panel folding screen, ink and cut-gold foil on paper · Image: 120 x 352.2 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
Artist
Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781)
Date
later 1700s
Medium
Six-panel folding screen, ink and cut-gold foil on paper
Dimensions
Image: 120 x 352.2 cm (47 1/4 x 138 11/16 in.); Including mounting: 137.2 x 369.6 cm (54 x 145 1/2 in.)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1730–1781

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The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup · Soga Shōhaku, later 1700s
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