Aged Pine

About the Artwork

The ancient pine is an admired subject in Asian painting and symbolizes the desirable human qualities of wisdom and solid moral character.

Inscriptions

Artist's inscription and seal, lower right.

Provenance

(Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) ?–1985: The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Asian Autumn: Splendid Variety: 18th-Century Art in Japan. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1993-March 6, 1994).

Quick Overview

Artist: Nakayama Kōyō (Japanese, 1717–1780)
Date: 1717–80
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 89.8 x 28 cm (35 3/8 x 11 in.); Overall: 162.5 x 40.7 cm (64 x 16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Japanese Art
Credit line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Accession no.: 1985.267

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.