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Artist:
Sakai Hoitsu 酒井抱一 (1761-1828)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 30.3 x 552.7 cm (11 15/16 x 217 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
late 18th-early 19th century
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Horizontal scroll with multiple studies by Sakai Hoitsu. There are nine paintings of miscellaneous subjects (primrose, Mr. Fuji, bamboo and a toy bird, Kanzan and Jitoku, cuckoo under the moon, poppy, water hen, bee and plum blossom, and Mt. Horai.)
Inscriptions:
1. (James T. Ulak, 26 December 1997) Seven seals and a signature by Hoitsu.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Topic:
bird  Search this
bee  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
bamboo  Search this
moon  Search this
plum blossom  Search this
Mount Fuji  Search this
chicken  Search this
Japan  Search this
makimono  Search this
poppy  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Kurt A. Gitter M.D. and Alice Yelen
Accession Number:
FSC-PA-203
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye3787ea0c3-404f-445f-8af8-28c36fc56af8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-PA-203