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Artist:
Okada Hanko 岡田半江 (1782-1846)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 112.6 x 39.3 cm (44 5/16 x 15 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
Early 19th century
Period:
Meiji era
Description:
This landscape departs from Hanko’s typical style, which emphasizes rounded mountain forms rendered mainly by wide dots of ink. This example shows unusually refined execution and exceptional brushwork, especially in areas such as the pine at the center of the composition. The composition is also unusual and dramatic, with the high viewpoint creating and emphatic view deep into the gorge where boats pass on the flowing river below. The support for the painting is satin weave silk, which was popular among Japanese artists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Provenance:
From late 1940s or early 1950s to 2006
Victor and Takako Hauge [1]
From 2006
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Victor and Takako Hauge in 2006
Notes:
[1] Acquisition Consideration Report.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
Topic:
landscape  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Hauge collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Taka and Victor Hauge
Accession Number:
F2006.1a-e
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3cba0499b-d151-41df-b518-e13bad0bd90f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2006.1a-e