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Orchid Pavilion Gathering
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This painting depicts a famous gathering that took place in China in AD 353 to celebrate the Spring Purification Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival, as it takes place on the third day of the third lunar month. The host invited everyone to the Orchid Pavilion to compose poetry and drink wine. Guests floated wine cups down a nearby creek, and where they landed, people had to drink the wine and compose a poem.
| Artist / Maker | Soga Shōhaku |
|---|---|
| Date | 1777 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink on silk |
| Dimensions | Painting: 122.7 x 55.7 cm (48 5/16 x 21 15/16 in.); Mounted: 197.4 x 58.8 cm (77 11/16 x 23 1/8 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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