Painting study · Ink painting
Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghuamid- to late 1600s · Study 1968.105
Kusumi Morikage (Japanese, active c. 1620–1690)
mid- to late 1600s
Recorded as One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, slight color, and gold on paper, this horizontal work measures 348 × 131.9 cm using the museum’s image dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.
Museum collection reference. This work is not offered for sale by Physical Art For Crypto. Museum attribution does not imply a partnership or endorsement.
Context from the museum
One of a pair, this screen shows a section of the narrative of how the Chinese Emperor Yao (about 2356–2255 BC) selected his successor, Yu Chonghua (about 2294– 2184 BC), who would become Emperor Shun. The artist who painted this screen, Kusumi Morikage, trained with Kano Tan’yō (1602–1647), painter-in-residence to Japan’s shogun, the country’s ruler, and was one of his four top students. Despite the conservative subject matter, Morikage’s distinctive sensibility shines through in his playful treatment of the gray and white elephants in the far left panel of the composition. According to legend, Chonghua was so virtuous that in the spring, elephants bounded down from the mountains to help him till the soil with their tusks.
Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.
A detail to notice
The emperor's two-wheeled carriage sits in front of a thatched-roof farmhouse.
Observation supplied by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Read the dimensions before the image
The selected image measurement for Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua is 348 cm wide and 131.9 cm high, equivalent to approximately 137.0 × 51.9 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 2.64:1. The rectangular bounding area is 4.59 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.
On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 116.0% of the span before adding a frame. That exceeds the example wall width, so a smaller reference wall would not reproduce the recorded scale. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.
Questions to bring to your own collection
With Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, slight color, and gold on paper, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.
- Which part of this horizontal composition catches your eye first?
- Would a 348 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
- What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?
Explore physical scale
How large would this format feel on your wall?
Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.
Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.
Compare formats with the studio collection
These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.
| Painting | Width × height | Format ratio | USD catalog price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipolar | 60 × 48 in | 1.25:1 | $3,499 |
| Brick and Mortar | 60 × 48 in | 1.25:1 | $3,499 |
| Dominion | 60 × 48 in | 1.25:1 | $3,499 |
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