Imaginary Portrait of Shundai Dazai — Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841)

Description

This reproduction follows “Imaginary Portrait of Shundai Dazai”, dated late 1700s–1800s and held by Cleveland Museum of Art. The source credits the maker as Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841).

Tani Bunchō’s portrait is explicitly imaginary and posthumous. It recalls the Japanese Confucian scholar Dazai Shundai, rather than presenting a likeness observed during the sitter’s life.

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Source title

Imaginary Portrait of Shundai Dazai

Original date

late 1700s–1800s

Original medium (museum record)

hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession

1985.248

Documented original measurements

38 × 26.8 cm (painting only)

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