Artist:

Kano Tan'yu 狩野探幽 (1602-1674)  Search this

Medium:

Color and gold on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 28.4 x 31.8 cm (11 3/16 x 12 1/2 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

17th century

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

To 1904

Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]

From 1904 to 1919

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

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 390, pg. 10, 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:

A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)

Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

Previous custodian or owner:

Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

bodhisattva  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.366

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/ye370667580-b4c4-4a0c-97bc-02d753f2e9de

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1904.366