Chrysanthemums

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1600-1630
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 132.2 × 56.8 cm (52 1/16 × 22 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1896.96
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1896.96

Object Details

  • Artist

    Master of I-nen Seal (1600-1630)
  • Marks

    Contains seal on the lower left stating: "I-nen".
  • Provenance

    To 1896
    Yamanaka & Company, to 1896 [1]
    From 1896 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1896 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 65, pg. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Rinpa: Creativity Across Time and Space (October 1, 2022 to April 2, 2023)
    Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)
    Sylvan Sounds: Freer, Dewing, and Japan (May 18, 2013 to January 4, 2015)
    Japanese Art (April 13 to November 21, 1995)
    Japanese Art—Autumn Voices (October 14, 1981 to December 16, 1981)
    Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)
    Japanese Art—Paintings (September 16, 1970 to May 2, 1973)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
  • Restrictions and Rights

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