Object Details
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Provenance
To 1907
Yamanaka & Company, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1907 [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, L. 604, pg. 159, 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
Painting the Classics: Japanese Scrolls and Beyond (November 17, 2018 to October 20, 2019)
Arts of Japan: Edo Aviary and Poetic License (February 2 to August 4, 2013)
Poetic License: Making Old Worlds New (February 2 to August 4, 2013)
Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)
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
ca. 1806-1808
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1907.369
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 131.2 × 55.3 cm (51 5/8 × 21 3/4 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
fan
poet
Japan
ukiyo-e
kakemono
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1907.369