The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Rain God Riding in Clouds on a Horse

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Program Information

Brushed with Passion

Program information

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Rain God Riding in Clouds on a Horse

Attributed to Kano Tan'yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)

Period:: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture:: Japan
Medium:: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions:: 40 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (103.5 x 29.5 cm)
Classification:: Paintings
Credit Line:: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number:: 36.100.80

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