H x W x D (overall, album closed): 27.8 x 16.8 x 3.8 cm (10 15/16 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
Mid-eighteenth century
Period:
Edo period
School/Tradition:
Ukiyo-e
Provenance:
To 1904
Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Original folder sheet note.
Also see Original Album List, pg. 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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:
Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 1 (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)
Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 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 Drawings (March 16, 1984 to July 22, 1985)
Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
