Hanging scroll with two lines of fluently written Chinese characters.
Marks:
The upper intaglio seal beneath the signature reads, "Genyu no in." The lower relief seal reads, "Kan fu jin sho sen saishu."
Inscriptions:
The inscription reads, "Cramped yet without hindrance in my thatched hut/Content in poverty, I enjoy the scent of cabbage."
Provenance:
To 1978
Dr. Kurt A. Gitter, New Orleans, LA [1]
From 1978
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. Kurt A. Gitter, New Orleans, LA [2]
Notes:
[1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. Also see Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record.
[2] Object was donated to the Freer Study Collection on February 1978 and transferred to the Freer Permanent Collection on March 1978. See May 13, 1996 dated folder sheet note, object file.
Also see note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
Japanese Nanga School Painting (November 7, 1985 to March 9, 1987)
Japanese Calligraphy (December 21, 1984 to November 7, 1985)
