Fish in a Lotus Pond

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Artist: Ōhara Donshū (Japanese, d. 1857)
Date: 1800s
Medium: two-fold screen; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: image: height 0.537 m, width 0.867 m
Origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Golden Bole · Yellow family · #B09368 · 68%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #463228 · 9%

Aged Bronze Brown · Brown family · #725836 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #936E43 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B3804B · 4%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #C8A572 · 3%

Lead Type · Gray family · #857F7B · 2%

Granite Face · Gray family · #766D75 · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #8E7E7D · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8E855F · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #404432 · <1%

Limestone Honey · Yellow family · #DCB981 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #767657 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A18C80 · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #BA8C41 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A28176 · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #3A4838 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #505350 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith

11 tags

Animals Visual · 99%

Multiple fish are visibly distributed across both panels.
Flora Both · 99%

Lotus leaves, stems, blossoms, and other aquatic plants are clearly visible; the title identifies the setting as a lotus pond.
Water Both · 98%

The title identifies a lotus pond, while the image depicts fish and aquatic vegetation within an open watery setting.

Sparse Visual · 97%

Large areas of warm beige silk remain relatively open around small, dispersed groups of fish and plants.
Asymmetrical Visual · 93%

The principal lotus grouping is concentrated in the left panel, while the right panel contains more open space and a lower cluster of smaller leaves.

Painting Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art classifies the object as a painting and records its medium as ink and color on silk.
Screen Format Both · 99%

The catalog identifies a two-fold screen, and the image clearly shows two framed panels joined at a central hinge.
East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 94%

The work is recorded as ink and color on silk, and the visible forms are rendered with brushlike lines and diluted washes characteristic of ink-and-wash painting.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the work to the 1800s, with a recorded date range of 1800–1868.

Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as Japan and classifies the work within Japanese Art.

Natural Fibers Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies silk as the painted support; silk is a natural fiber.

Ōhara Donshū (Japanese, d. 1857). Fish in a Lotus Pond. Cleveland Museum of Art.