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Four fan paintings mounted on a screen; "Frog on Lotus Leaf", "Scholar in a House", "Landscape", and "Boat and Rock"

Catalog Data

Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 61.4 x 165.7 cm (24 3/16 x 65 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
frog, ca.1814-15; scholar, ca. 1801-03; landscape, ca. 1825-30; boat, ca.1841
Period:
Edo period
School/Tradition:
Ukiyo-e
Provenance:
To 1904
Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi, in Detroit, MI, in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Screen List, L. 94, pg. 26, 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)
Hokusai: Paintings and Drawings (January 28, 2012 to June 24, 2012)
Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)
Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)
Birds and Beasts in Japanese Art (January 31 to July 18, 2004)
Life of a Japanese Painting (Friday, December 1, 1995 - Wednesday, October 16, 1996)
Japanese Fans (April 6, 1984 to October 18, 1984)
Fans (May 18, 1980 to October 13, 1981)
Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)
The Exhibition of Paintings of Hokusai (January 13, 1900 to January 30, 1900)
Previous custodian or owner:
Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
fan  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.178
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye3a1bf3723-4632-4c5e-a548-4651ac250bdf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.178