Benten on a rock by the sea

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1903

Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [1]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan in 1903 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, S.I. 52, pg. 81, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. For information regarding purchase location, see Accession List.

[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

Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

Previous custodian or owner

Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

18th century?

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

F1903.111

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Color and gold on silk panel

Dimensions

H x W (image): 85.2 x 32.4 cm (33 9/16 x 12 3/4 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Edo period (1615 - 1868)

music

ocean

biwa

Japan

Benten

ukiyo-e

kakemono

Japanese Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32bd8ecd4-a3a4-44e2-bd3a-b94fdb9e1036

Record ID

fsg_F1903.111