Artist:

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 (1726-1792)  Search this

Medium:

Ink, color and gold on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 66.7 × 29 cm (26 1/4 × 11 7/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

18th century

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

To 1898

W.H. Ketcham, New York to 1898 [1]

From 1898 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from W.H. Ketcham in 1898 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 183, pg. 6, 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:

Life and Leisure: Everyday Life in Japanese Art (August 14, 2004 to February 20, 2005)

Previous custodian or owner:

W. H. Ketcham (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

courtesan  Search this

Japan  Search this

mirror  Search this

ukiyo-e  Search this

kakemono  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1898.136

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye382412077-96d1-41cb-bcaf-773b10296763

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1898.136