Object Details
Provenance
To 1905
Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 506, pg. 140, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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
Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)
Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
Untitled Exhibition, Korean Ceramics with Korean and Japanese Paintings (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)
Previous custodian or owner
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
16th century
Period
Muromachi or Momoyama period
Accession Number
F1905.262
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Color and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 93.4 × 47.4 cm (36 3/4 × 18 11/16 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
tiger
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
bat
Zhong Kui
Japan
kakemono
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1905.262