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Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang, early-mid 1700s. One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper.

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One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper · Painting: 150 x 356 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang
Artist
Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)
Date
early-mid 1700s
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 150 x 356 cm (59 1/16 x 140 3/16 in.); Mounted: 170 x 376 cm (66 15/16 x 148 1/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1683–1755

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Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang · Watanabe Shikō, early-mid 1700s
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