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Artist:
Kano Tan'yu 狩野探幽 (1602-1674)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 27.3 x 276.7 cm (10 3/4 x 108 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1670
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Eight Views of Omi Province. Eight inscriptions, signature and seal. Silk makimono.
Signatures:
Kunaikyō hōin Tanyū gyōnen rokujūsai hitsu
宮内卿法印探幽行年六十歳筆
宮内卿法印探幽行年六十歳筆
Marks:
Artist's seal following signature: Tanyūsai 探幽斎
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 Makimono Reserved List, R. 440, pg. 1, 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:
Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)
Landscapes in Japanese Art (February 2 to July 15, 2007)
Real and Imagined Places in Japanese Art (March 4 to October 21, 2001)
Japanese Art in the Age of Koetsu (June 6, 1998 to February 15, 1999)
Japanese Art—Autumn Voices (October 14, 1981 to December 16, 1981)
Previous custodian or owner:
Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
makimono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.390
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37fc36a0d-5897-4477-ba10-29c2875d2b38
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.390