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Woodblock for the design of Olive Halibut (hirame), Black Rockfish (mebaru), and sprig of cherry blossom, from an untitled series known as the "Large Fish" series

Catalog Data

Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 26.8 x 39.3 x 1.5 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/2 x 9/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1840-1842
Period:
Edo period
Provenance:
To 1904
Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936), Woodstock, NY, and New York to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bolton Coit Brown in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1217, pg. 21-A, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Bountiful Waters: Aquatic Life in Japanese Art (March 8 to September 14, 2014)
Previous custodian or owner:
Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
wood  Search this
fish  Search this
flower  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.100
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f7c19f7c-a147-4adf-9302-dbe4bdebf0be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.100