Painter:

Pearce, Charles Sprague 1851-1914  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Culture:

Japanese  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Broad & Cherry Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 Accession Number: 1884.1.2

Date:

Ca. 1883

Notes:

Adler, Kathleen, Erica E. Hirshler and H. Barbara Weinberg, "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900," London : National Gallery, 2006, no. 21.

Owner, 1974.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-2005: 200 Years of Excellence," Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2005, pg. 143.

Summary:

Portrait of a young Japanese feudal lord, or daimio, standing facing forward, his gaze directed to the left, his left hand resting on his hip, and a sword held in his right hand. He wears a floral kimono tied around the waist with a green sash and a red velvet sash. The sword held in his right hand is tucked under the red velvet sash.

Topic:

Figure male--Child  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this

Dress--Ethnic--Japanese Dress  Search this

Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this

Control number:

IAP 46120450

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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