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Artist:
Maruyama Okyo 円山応挙 (1733-1795)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 273 × 107.5 cm (107 1/2 × 42 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1774
Period:
Edo period
Provenance:
?
Kashima family in Fukagawa 深川鹿島家, method of acquisition unknown [1]
?-2019
Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [2]
From 2019
Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased from Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan, in Japan [3]
Notes :
[1] This name is from the NMAA provenance data sheet, copy in object file. The dates of ownership are unknown.
[2] Shibunkaku is a Japanese art and antiquarian book dealer, operating since 1937 in Kyoto, Japan.
[3] Mary and Cheney Cowles made the purchase on July 1, 2019, according to their recollection. The invoice from Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan is dated June 12, 2019, copy in object file.
Research Completed May 10, 2024
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Kashima family
Shibunkaku (1937)
Cheney Cowles
Mary Cowles
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
waterfall  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Accession Number:
F2023.3.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3981aa586-9662-4012-8563-50ccc13901f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2023.3.6