
Detail, Summer Afternoon; Terazaki Kōgyō 寺崎廣業 (1866 – 1919); Meiji era, ca.1910; Japan; Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles; Freer Gallery of Art; F2018.4.20a-e
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection is the most significant addition to the Japanese painting and calligraphy collections of the Freer Gallery of Art since the museum’s founding. The bulk of the gift of 260 works consists of early modern literati painting and calligraphy from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, as well as modern paintings and calligraphy from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries that draw from earlier Japanese traditions. The generosity of the Cowles offers an exceptional opportunity to augment the Freer Gallery’s collections in this crucial area of Japanese art.
Objects 53 – 81 of 81
Sound of Waterfall beyond the Heavens
Sound of Waterfall beyond the Heavens
Artist: Maeda Mokuhō 前田黙鳳 (1853 – 1918)
Meiji or Taisho era, late 19th-early 20th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
H x W (image): 147 × 43 cm (57 7/8 × 16 15/16 in)
H x W (overall): 203.5 × 60.4 cm (80 1/8 × 23 13/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.14a-c
“Mulberry fruit” haiku
“Mulberry fruit” haiku
Artist: Matsuo Bashō 松尾芭蕉 (1644 – 1694)
Edo period, mid-late 17th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold
H x W (image): 18.5 × 17 cm (7 5/16 × 6 11/16 in)
H x W (overall): 101 × 33.6 cm (39 3/4 × 13 1/4 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.15a-d
Star of Uruka: B
Star of Uruka: B
Artist: Mikami Makoto 三上誠 (1919 – 1972)
Showa era, 1961
Japan
Collage (ink, color, and washi) on a paper-covered board
H x W (image): 51.5 × 122 cm (20 1/4 × 48 1/16 in)
H x W (frame): 53.3 × 123.8 cm (21 × 48 3/4 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.16
Autumn Field
Autumn Field
Artist: Morita Tsunetomo 森田恒友 (1881 – 1933)
Showa era, late 1920s
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
H x W (image): 42 × 59.4 cm (16 9/16 × 23 3/8 in)
H x W (overall): 135.8 × 80.5 cm (53 1/2 × 31 11/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.17a-d
Pine and Rock
Pine and Rock
Artist: Murakami Kagaku 村上華岳 (1888 – 1939)
Showa era, 1930s
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
H x W (image): 36 × 42 cm (14 3/16 × 16 9/16 in)
H x W (overall): 126.5 × 61.7 cm (49 13/16 × 24 5/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.18a-f
Calligraphy: “Seventy Years of Age”
Calligraphy: “Seventy Years of Age”
Artist: Nakabayashi Gochiku 中林梧竹 (1827 – 1913)
Meiji era, late 19th-early 20th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
H x W (image): 127 × 50.2 cm (50 × 19 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 203.5 × 76.3 cm (80 1/8 × 30 1/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.19a-d
Record of Trip to West Lake
Record of Trip to West Lake
Artist: Nakabayashi Gochiku 中林梧竹 (1827 – 1913)
Meiji era, 1882
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
H x W (image): 153 × 80.6 cm (60 1/4 × 31 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 216.5 × 106.3 cm (85 1/4 × 41 7/8 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.20a-d
Artist: Nishimura Goun 西村五雲 (1877-1938)
Taisho era, ca. 1920
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 132.8 × 41.8 cm (52 5/16 × 16 7/16 in)
H x W (overall): 209 × 61.5 cm (82 5/16 × 24 3/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.21a-e
Spring in Ōhara in Northern Kyoto
Spring in Ōhara in Northern Kyoto
Artist: Ōkōchi Yakō (1892 – 1957)
Taisho era, 1920s
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 129.5 × 35.5 cm (51 × 14 in)
H x W (overall): 195 × 54 cm (76 13/16 × 21 1/4 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.23a-c
Artist: Ōtagaki Rengetsu 大田垣蓮月 (1791 – 1875)
Meiji era, 1872
Japan
Ink on lightly crimped paper with area of scattered gold leaf fragments
H x W (image): 36.5 × 6 cm (14 3/8 × 2 3/8 in)
H x W (frame): 58 × 24 cm (22 13/16 × 9 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.24
“I snapped and brought” waka
“I snapped and brought” waka
Artist: Ōtagaki Rengetsu 大田垣蓮月 (1791 – 1875)
Meiji era, 1872
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on decorated paper
H x W (image): 20.7 × 17.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 7/8 in)
H x W: 106 × 31.6 cm (41 3/4 × 12 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.25a-c
Cherry Blossoms/“No place at the inn” waka
Cherry Blossoms/“No place at the inn” waka
Artist: Ōtagaki Rengetsu 大田垣蓮月 (1791 – 1875)
Meiji era, late 19th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
H x W (image): 36 × 49.6 cm (14 3/16 × 19 1/2 in)
H x W (overall including roller knobs): 120.5 × 58.5 cm (47 7/16 × 23 1/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.26a-d
Waka Poem
Waka Poem
Artist: Ōtagaki Rengetsu 大田垣蓮月 (1791 – 1875)
Meiji era, late 19th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with scattered gold flecks
H x W (image): 36 × 6 cm (14 3/16 × 2 3/8 in)
H x W (overall including roller knobs): 147 × 32.7 cm (57 7/8 × 12 7/8 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.27a-d
Two Poems
Two Poems
Artist: Ryōkan 良寛 (1758 – 1831)
Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
H x W (image): 28 × 60.5 cm (11 × 23 13/16 in)
H x W (overall): 117 × 79.5 cm (46 1/16 × 31 5/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.28a-c
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji
Artist: Shimomura Kanzan 下村観山 (1873 – 1930)
Taisho era, 1920s
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 41.2 × 88.8 cm (16 1/4 × 34 15/16 in)
H x W (overall): 159.5 × 113.2 cm (62 13/16 × 44 9/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.29a-g
One-Line Calligraphy
One-Line Calligraphy
Artist: Takuan Sōhō 澤庵 宗彭 (1573 – 1646)
Momoyama or Edo period, late 16th-mid 17th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
H x W (image): 107.2 × 26 cm (42 3/16 × 10 1/4 in)
H x W (overall): 171.2 × 43 cm (67 7/16 × 16 15/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.30a-g
Beauty and Gourd
Beauty and Gourd
Artist: Terazaki Kōgyō 寺崎廣業 (1866 – 1919)
Meiji or Taisho era, late 19th-early 20th century
Japan
Pair of hanging scroll; ink on silk
H x W (image): 128 × 41 cm (50 3/8 × 16 1/8 in)
H x W (overall): 216 × 59.5 cm (85 1/16 × 23 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.31.1-2a-c
Admiring the Moon from a Grotto
Admiring the Moon from a Grotto
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Taisho era, 1916
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 150.5 × 40.5 cm (59 1/4 × 15 15/16 in)
H x W (overall including roller knobs): 220 × 59.7 cm (86 5/8 × 23 1/2 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.32a-g
Bashō
Bashō
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Edo period, 1867
Japan
Ink and light color on paper
H x W (image): 95 × 45.7 cm (37 7/16 × 18 in)
H x W: 165 × 65.5 cm (65 × 25 13/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.33a-e
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Taisho era, 1921
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 144 × 42.5 cm (56 11/16 × 16 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 226 × 62 cm (89 × 24 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.34a-f
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Taisho era, 1921
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin
H x W (image): 131.5 × 32.3 cm (51 3/4 × 12 11/16 in)
H x W (overall): 213 × 53.3 cm (83 7/8 × 21 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.35a-e
Obsessions
Obsessions
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924), Calligrapher: Mizuta Chikuho 水田竹圃 (1883 – 1958)
Meiji era, 1895
Japan
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (painting overall): 28.3 × 410 cm (11 1/8 × 161 7/16 in)
H x W (painting): 24 × 216 cm (9 7/16 × 85 1/16 in)
H x W (calligraphy overall): 25 × 369 cm (9 7/8 × 145 5/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.36.1-2a-b
Tao Yuanming Riding on a Palanquin
Tao Yuanming Riding on a Palanquin
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Taisho era, 1919
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 132.9 × 32.5 cm (52 5/16 × 12 13/16 in)
H x W (overall including roller knobs): 207.5 × 50.2 cm (81 11/16 × 19 3/4 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.37a-f
Tea Hermit of Awata
Tea Hermit of Awata
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Meiji era, 1903
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 99 × 26.5 cm (39 × 10 7/16 in)
H x W (overall including roller knobs): 194.5 × 44.3 cm (76 9/16 × 17 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.38a-e
Thirty-Six Haiku Poets
Thirty-Six Haiku Poets
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924)
Meiji era, 1890s
Japan
Ink and light color on paper
H x W (overall): 170.1 × 378 cm (67 × 148 13/16 in)
H x W (each painting): 136.5 × 54.3 cm (53 3/4 × 21 3/8 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.39.1-2
Pavilion of Joyous Rain
Pavilion of Joyous Rain
Artist: Tomita Keisen 富田渓仙 (1879 – 1936)
Taisho era, 1924
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 160 × 45 cm (63 × 17 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 211.5 × 62.8 cm (83 5/16 × 24 3/4 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.40a-d
Poppies
Poppies
Artist: Tsuchida Bakusen 土田麦僊 (1887 – 1936)
Showa era, late 1920s
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 119.5 × 28 cm (47 1/16 × 11 in)
H x W (overall): 203.5 × 45.5 cm (80 1/8 × 17 15/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.41a-e
Enjoying the Cool on Wooden Terraces
Enjoying the Cool on Wooden Terraces
Artist: Tsuji Kakō 都路華香 (1870 – 1931)
Taisho era, ca. 1920
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 127.2 × 42.3 cm (50 1/16 × 16 11/16 in)
H x W (overall): 220 × 62 cm (86 5/8 × 24 7/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.42a-f
Life of Ryōkan with letter by Sen’yō
Life of Ryōkan with letter by Sen’yō
Artist: Ogawa Senyō 小川千甕 (1882 – 1971)
Showa era, 1951
Japan
Album of sixteen leaves; ink and color on paper
H x W (each painting): 29.3 × 22.2 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/4 in)
H x W (letter): 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.22.1a-b-2a-f
Bowl with orchid and mushrooms
Bowl with orchid and mushrooms

Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924) and Kiyomizu Rokubei IV
Meiji era, 1910
Japan
Stoneware with ash glaze and underglaze iron brown
H x Diam: 9.8 × 18.9 cm (3 7/8 × 7 7/16 in); Diam (foot): 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2020.4.1a-g
Water jar with image of Baisaō
Water jar with image of Baisaō

Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836 – 1924) and Kiyomizu Rokubei IV
Meiji era, 19th or early 20th century
Japan, Kyoto
Stoneware with ash glaze and underglaze iron brown
H x Diam (with lid): 18.5 × 16 cm (7 5/16 × 6 5/16 in); Diam (foot): 11 cm (4 5/16 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2020.4.2a-d