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Mrs. A. Dean Perry

This catalog gathers 45 public-domain works bequeathed to the museum by Mrs. A. Dean Perry. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Divine couple seated in a lotus blossom Divine couple seated in a lotus blossom 1804
  2. Thatched Hut by Water's Edge Thatched Hut by Water's Edge 1536
  3. View of Xiao Xiang View of Xiao Xiang Kenkō Shōkei · 1492
  4. Buffalo and Boy in Autumnal Landscape Buffalo and Boy in Autumnal Landscape Yan Ciping
  5. Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain Zhao Yong · 1304
  6. Full Sail on the Misty River Full Sail on the Misty River Xia Sheng · 1204
  7. Landscape with Bamboo Landscape with Bamboo Song Ke · 1304
  8. Geese, Reeds, and Water Geese, Reeds, and Water Yamamoto Baiitsu · 1804
  9. Washing the Feet (from the Dusty World) Washing the Feet (from the Dusty World) Wen Boren · 1570
  10. Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu Li Sheng · 1304
  11. Snow Landscape Snow Landscape Yosa Buson · 1774
  12. Geese Geese 1742
  13. Flowering Crab Apple Flowering Crab Apple Shen Zhou · 1500
  14. Playing Flute in Moonlight Playing Flute in Moonlight 1482
  15. Spring Landscape Spring Landscape Ike Taiga · 1704
  16. Views of Kyoto Views of Kyoto 1604
  17. Hall of Lofty Pines Hall of Lofty Pines Wang Hui · 1703
  18. Mountains of the Immortals Mountains of the Immortals Chen Ruyan · 1335
  19. Pheasant Pheasant Ogata Kōrin · 1687
  20. Mountain Village Embraced by the Summer Mountain Village Embraced by the Summer Wang Shimin · 1659
  21. Yellow Chrysanthemums and Red Osmanthus in the Style of Wang Yuan Yellow Chrysanthemums and Red Osmanthus in the Style of Wang Yuan Shen Zhou · 1468
  22. Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley Wang Jian · 1660
  23. Writing Books under the Pine Trees Writing Books under the Pine Trees Wang Meng · 1344
  24. Drinking in the Moonlight Drinking in the Moonlight Ma Yuan · 1207
  25. Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream Ma Yuan · 1203
  26. Magpies and Wild Rabbits Magpies and Wild Rabbits Li Yong · 1204
  27. A Scholar's Retreat amid Autumn Trees A Scholar's Retreat amid Autumn Trees Wang Fu · 1403
  28. Streams and Mountains Streams and Mountains Xu Ben · 1372
  29. The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance Xie Huan · 1439
  30. Old Trees by a Wintry Brook Old Trees by a Wintry Brook Wen Zhengming · 1551
  31. Heron on a Willow Branch Heron on a Willow Branch Maruyama Ōkyo · 1704
  32. Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene Wang Yuan · 1347
  33. Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India John I Smart · 1787
  34. Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman John I Smart · 1809
  35. Portrait of Sir Captain West of the Dutton Indiaman Portrait of Sir Captain West of the Dutton Indiaman John I Smart · 1785
  36. Portrait of a Woman Portrait of a Woman John I Smart · 1775
  37. Portrait of a Man Portrait of a Man John I Smart · 1775
  38. Portrait of General Keith MacAlister Portrait of General Keith MacAlister John I Smart · 1805
  39. Portrait of Comtesse Starjinska Portrait of Comtesse Starjinska Eugène Isabey · 1804
  40. Young Lady with a White Bow on Her Head Young Lady with a White Bow on Her Head John Downman · 1795
  41. Seated Young Lady Facing Right Seated Young Lady Facing Right John Downman · 1794
  42. Young Man with a Beard Young Man with a Beard François Quesnel
  43. Young Lady with a Pink Bow on Her Bodice Young Lady with a Pink Bow on Her Bodice John Downman · 1792
  44. Lady Caroline Wrottesley Lady Caroline Wrottesley John Downman · 1792
  45. Umbrellas in Snow Umbrellas in Snow Ohara Koson · 1931

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Bequest of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.