Heron and willow

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 17th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 130.8 × 54.2 cm (51 1/2 × 21 5/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1902.274
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1902.274

Object Details

  • Artist

    Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)
  • Provenance

    To 1902
    Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908), New York, NY, and Spring Hill, AL, to 1902 [1]
    From 1902 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ernest Francisco Fenollosa in 1902 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 287, 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

    Feathered Ink (August 27, 2022 to February 20, 2023)
    Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)
    Japanese Art (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908) (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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