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Sparrows and Bamboo

Shiken SaidōLinkedCulture matchlcp-a8cf7b393358

Date: mid- to late 1500s
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 79568

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Shiken Saidō, whose style name was Ze'an, was a Zen monk who trained at Shōkokuji temple in Kyoto, and designed the garden of Reiun’in at Myōshinji temple. He painted landscapes in the style of painter and art advisor to the shogun, Sōami (died 1525), as well as bird-and-flower compositions. A poetic inscription by the monk Ekkei Reikaku accompanies this gentle composition of two sparrows perched on bamboo.

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Credit line: Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Provenance: ?–2015: George Gund III [1937–2013], bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2015–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH