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Artist:
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 96.7 x 30.6 cm (38 1/16 x 12 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
late 19th century
Period:
Meiji era
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, T. 149, pg. 31, 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
waterfall  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.400
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye370cc82c5-b81b-4f98-8608-0ce8fc6f7b5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.400