The Lute and White Snake of Benten (Sarasvati)

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Object Details

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

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 Kakemono List, L. 435, pg. 115, 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

Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)

Masters of Mercy: Buddha's Amazing Disciples (March 10 to July 8, 2012)

Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)

Previous custodian or owner

Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

1847

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

F1904.134

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (image): 36.1 x 60.5 cm (14 3/16 x 23 13/16 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

snake

Edo period (1615 - 1868)

biwa

Japan

Benten

ukiyo-e

kakemono

Japanese Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34d3945a2-8061-4001-b527-7f427e3d4236

Record ID

fsg_F1904.134