Artist:

Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)  Search this

Medium:

Color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 656.5 x 28.3 cm (258 7/16 x 11 1/8 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

17th century

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Handscroll depicting landscapes of the four the seasons. Signature and seal. Silk makimono.

Signatures:

Tosa Shō Mitsuoki hitsu

土佐将　光起筆

土佐将　光起筆

Marks:

Artist's seal: Mitsuoki (read right to left) 光起

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 Makimono Reserved List, R. 444, pg. 1, 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 in the Age of Koetsu (June 6, 1998 to February 15, 1999)

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

landscape  Search this

seasons  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

makimono  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.391

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

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EDAN-URL:

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