Yamato Takeru and His Sword Kusunagi (Yamato Takeru no mikoto, Kusanagi no tsurugi), from the series Gekkō's Miscellany (Gekkō zuihitsu) 日本武尊　草薙剣

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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

ca. 1888

Period

Meiji era

Accession Number

S2003.8.1644

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 32.7 x 21.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

battle

fire

sword

Japan

Japanese Art

Robert O. Muller collection

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye322aa8ef6-f6c4-4b01-8411-11c52ace972d

Record ID

fsg_S2003.8.1644