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The Rat, the Black Stone of Mutsu Province, and the Cat of Jōkyō-ji Temple (Nezumi, Rikushū kuroishi, Jōkyō-ji no neko), from the series Gekkō's Miscellany (Gekkō zuihitsu) 鼠 陸州黒石 常教寺の猫

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Object Details

Artist

Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)

Provenance

To 2003
Robert O. Muller
From 2003
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution by bequest from Robert O. Muller [1]
Notes:
[1] Accessioned on December 14, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file. From 2003-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)

Credit Line

Robert O. Muller Collection

Date

July 15, 1896

Period

Meiji era

Accession Number

S2003.8.1652

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Print

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 21.6 x 33 cm (8 1/2 x 13 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
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Japan
Japanese Art
Robert O. Muller collection

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3df1d79ba-98f7-4fe3-9611-d0423f8c41bb

Record ID

fsg_S2003.8.1652

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