Object Details
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] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 38, pg. 12, 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
Life and Leisure: Everyday Life in Japanese Art (August 14, 2004 to February 20, 2005)
Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to October 3, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls (April 5, 1933 to December 8, 1941)
Japanese Paintings and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to December 8, 1941)
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
early 17th century
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1904.54
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 108.4 × 54 cm (42 11/16 × 21 1/4 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
music
dancing
cherry blossom
drum
celebration
Japan
ukiyo-e
kakemono
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1904.54