Phoenixes and paulownia
On View In:
Gallery 221
Artist:   Tanshin Kano  
Title:   Phoenixes and paulownia  
Date:   Edo  
Medium:   Ink and color on silk  
Dimensions:   140 1/4 x 63 1/2 in. (356.24 x 161.29 cm) (image) 147 3/4 x 70 3/4 in. (375.29 x 179.71 cm) (overall)  
Credit Line:   The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund  
Location:   Gallery 221  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Kano, Tanshin  
Nationality:   Japanese  
Life Dates:   Japanese, 1653 - 1718  
 

Object Description  
  
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Classification:   Paintings  
Physical Description:   white and blue phoenix perched on a gnarled tree branch at center; waterfall and tree trunk at L; waves and pink flowers at R; seal and inscription, LLC  
Creation Place:   Asia, Japan, , ,  
Accession #:   2003.57.2  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts