Object Details
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Provenance
To 1904
Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, pg. 1, Sketches by Hokusai, S.I. 4, 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
Japanese Drawings (March 16, 1984 to July 22, 1985)
Year of the Monkey (May 18, 1980 to February 15, 1981)
Previous custodian or owner
Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
19th century
Period
Edo period or Meiji era
Accession Number
F1904.217
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 35.9 x 26.5 cm (14 1/8 x 10 7/16 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
dancing
monkey
kabuki
Japan
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1904.217