Rooster 雄鶏

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Object Details

Artist

Suda Kokuta 須田剋太 (1906-1990)

Provenance

?-2015

Shibunkaku Group 思文閣 , Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [1]

2015-2021

Mary and Cheney Cowles, purchased from Shibunkaku Group 思文閣 [2]

From 2021

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles [3]

Notes:

[1] See provenance documentation prepared by Mary and Cheney Cowles, August 2021, copy in object file.

[2] See note 1. Purchased on September 15, 2015.

[3] Accessioned on December 22, 2021. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file.

Research Completed January 25, 2022

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Shibunkaku 思文閣 (established 1937)

Cheney Cowles

Mary Cowles

Credit Line

The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles

Date

1981

Period

Showa era

Accession Number

F2021.4.36

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on paper.

Dimensions

H x W (image): 40.8 × 31.8 cm (16 1/16 × 12 1/2 in)

H x W (overall): 50.4 × 41.2 cm (19 7/8 × 16 1/4 in)

Origin

Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

rooster

Showa era (1926 - 1989)

chicken

Japan

painting

Japanese Art

Contemporary Art

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection

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