Object Details
School/Tradition
Tosa
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 Kakemono List, pg. 135, 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
A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)
Surveying the Collections: Poets and Parties (July 2, 2000 to February 4, 2001)
Portraiture from Japan (July 1, 1983 to April 5, 1984)
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
16th century
Period
Muromachi or Momoyama period
Accession Number
F1904.339
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 179.1 x 54.9 cm (70 1/2 x 21 5/8 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
portrait
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
poet
Japan
kakemono
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1904.339