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The Six Immortal Poets

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Artist

Hishikawa Sori 菱川宗理

Provenance

Collection of Mr. Honma [1]
To 1904
Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [2]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 3, citing an undated note from the Original Kakemono List. This probably refers to the collection of Kosa Honma (1842-1909) of Japan.
[2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, pg. 130, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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

Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)
Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)

Previous custodian or owner

Honma Kosa (1842-1909)
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

late 18th-early 19th century

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

F1904.188

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 32.6 × 56.5 cm (12 13/16 × 22 1/4 in)

Origin

Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Edo period (1615 - 1868)
poet
Japan
kakemono
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bbabf845-2278-4b95-ae35-fb30a68a6c6c

Record ID

fsg_F1904.188

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