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Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 36.1 x 60.5 cm (14 3/16 x 23 13/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1847
Period:
Edo period
Provenance:
To 1904
Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michael Tomkinson in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 435, pg. 115, 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:
Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)
Masters of Mercy: Buddha's Amazing Disciples (March 10 to July 8, 2012)
Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)
Previous custodian or owner:
Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
snake  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
biwa  Search this
Japan  Search this
Benten  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.134
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye34d3945a2-8061-4001-b527-7f427e3d4236
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.134