Artist:

Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 200.8 x 55.2 cm (79 1/16 x 21 3/4 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

18th century

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

To 1904

Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]

From 1904 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, pg. 131, 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:

Tales and Legends in Japanese Art (June 21, 2003 to January 4, 2004)

Japanese Art (July 1, 1974 to April 10, 1978)

Japanese Art: Paintings and Pottery (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)

Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)

Previous custodian or owner:

Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

toad  Search this

Japan  Search this

kakemono  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.192

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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/ye361de3c96-2af3-4657-a4de-d1c9073f84ab

EDAN-URL:

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