Detail View: The AMICA Library: Emperor Yao Visiting his Successor on the Farm

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1968.105
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Kusumi, Morikage
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
c. 1620 - c. 1690
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Morikage Kusumi
Title: 
Emperor Yao Visiting his Successor on the Farm
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
17th Century
Creation Start Date: 
1600
Creation End Date: 
1700
Materials and Techniques: 
six-fold screen; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 
Painting only: 131.9cm x 348cm, Including mounting: 147.3cm x 363.7cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1968.105
Credit Line: 
John L. Severance Fund
Inscriptions: 
signature and seal at lower right.
Rights: 
Context: 
The subject of this screen painting comes from the Chinese classics, which were studied avidly in Japan. It praises such virtues as hard work, community, and humility.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1968.105.tif