H x W (image): 53.5 × 24.3 cm (21 1/16 × 9 9/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
16th century
Period:
Muromachi period
Provenance:
Mr. Kawahara Osaka [1]
To 1908
Yamanaka & Company, to 1908 [2]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1908 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to a note from the Original Kakemono List (see Curatorial Remark 3 in the object file). See also, F1904.344, Curatorial Remark 3, in the object record.
[2] See Original Kakemono List, pg. 161, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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--Shinto (October 12, 1976 to December 10, 1976)
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. Kawahara
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
