Sparrows on Blossoming Plum

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Artist: Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date: 1661
Medium: One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions: painting only: height 0.975 m, width 0.375 m; including mounting: height 1.819 m, width 0.54 m
Origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B8986F · 48%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C4A47B · 30%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #7F6549 · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #947859 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CEAE84 · 3%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #56483A · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A38866 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AC987E · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BC9362 · <1%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #332A23 · <1%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #745F53 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BF8869 · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6D4F27 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9B8D7B · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #A4996F · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BA7D55 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #47393B · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C9826A · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee

12 tags

Animals Both · 99%

Two birds are clearly visible, and the catalog title identifies them as sparrows.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowering plum branches and blossoms are prominent in the image and are named in the catalog title.

Earth Tones Visual · 93%

The image is dominated by muted tan, brown, gray, and ocher-like tones with limited color variation.
Sparse Visual · 98%

Broad areas of largely unpainted ground surround the branches, birds, and rock, creating a notably open composition.
Linear Forms Visual · 93%

Branches, rock contours, and the inscription are articulated through prominent directional brush lines.
Asymmetrical Visual · 96%

The composition is off-center, with the rock mass concentrated in the lower-right and branches extending diagonally into open space.
Calligraphic Visual · 86%

The inscription and seal, together with the controlled brush marks of the branches and rock, give the image a calligraphic linear character.

Painting Both · 99%

The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image clearly shows an ink-based painted composition with restrained color.
Hanging Scroll Both · 99%

The image is a vertically mounted scroll, and the catalog identifies the work as one of a triptych of hanging scrolls.
East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 93%

The catalog specifies ink and slight color on silk, while the image shows predominantly ink wash and brushwork in an East Asian painting format.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1661, placing it in the seventeenth century.

Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as Japanese, originating in Japan during the Edo period.

Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674). Sparrows on Blossoming Plum. Cleveland Museum of Art.