White hollyhocks
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Period
late 17th-early 18th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink, color, and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (image): 122.2 × 48.7 cm (48 1/8 × 19 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1901.27 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1901.27
Object Details
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Artist
Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716) -
School/Tradition
Rinpa -
Label
Freer’s admiration of the simplicity and elegance of paintings by Ogata Korin began in 1887 with his first purchase of Japanese art from the New York art dealer, Takayanagi Tozo—a folding fan with an ink sketch of the head of a crane. Although the fan is no longer considered an authentic example, Freer acquired many works by Krin, as well as by earlier and later artists of the Rinpa school. This painting ofhollyhocks, purchased from the Paris art dealer Siegfried Bing (1838–1905), repeats a subject that Korin often painted on gold-leafed screens and on hanging scrolls. The leaves of the hollyhocks employ a characteristic Rinpa technique of brushing ink or pigments to create pooled effects, then painting details in gold. -
Provenance
To 1901Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1901 [1]From 1901 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1901 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 250, pg. 56, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[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
Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)Freer: A Taste for Japanese Art (July 1, 2006 to January 1, 2007) -
Previous custodian or owner
Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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