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Dragon and Tiger

Sesson Shūkei, c. 1546–56

1.57 m × 3.39 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.0 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.39 m
Width: 1.57 m
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Each: 157.3 x 339 cm (61 15/16 x 133 7/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 3.39 m × 1.57 m. Turned to face the way the photograph does.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.57 m × 3.39 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1546–56. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, made in Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615), Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.