Artist:

Kishi Ganku 岸駒 (1749-1838)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and light color on silk, brocade borders, ivory jiku

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 145.1 x 55.2 cm (57 1/8 x 21 3/4 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

ca. 1802

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Eagle perched on branch of pine tree.

Inscriptions:

1. (James Ulak, December 1995) Signature: Echizen no kami Ganku. Upper seal: Ganku kankan. Lower seal: Dokoku. Box is inscribed by Uchimura Rokao.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Feathered Ink (August 27, 2022 to February 20, 2023)

Arts of Japan: Edo Aviary and Poetic License (February 2 to August 4, 2013)

Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)

Topic:

ivory  Search this

eagle  Search this

tree  Search this

pine tree  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

kakemono  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Clark

Accession Number:

F1995.15a-g

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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