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Mandarin Duck
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About this work
In this painting, the artist depicted a scene of a solitary duck floating by reeds in a subtle arrangement of dry and wet, light and dark ink tones which conveys the tranquility of the moment.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMandarin Duck, 1500s. Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 30 x 41.4 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); including mounting: 110 x 58.4 cm (43 5/16 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.246
