Portrait of Kō Sūkoku by Watanabe Kazan, possibly 1817. Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Portrait of Kō Sūkoku · Watanabe Kazan · possibly 1817 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Kō Sūkoku

Watanabe Kazan

Year
possibly 1817
Medium
Fan, wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Watanabe Kazan’s ‘Portrait of Kō Sūkoku’ is painted on a fan. The medium uses wood with ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. Possibly created in 1817 during the Edo period.

The dimensions of the fan are not specified. Its classification as a painting places it within the traditional Japanese art of the Edo period.

Watanabe Kazan was a samurai class painter and scholar. His works often reflect a blend of artistic skill and scholarly depth.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.8

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