Birds, Animals, and Plants Representing the Twelve Months

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1820-1835
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (overall): 179.5 x 376 cm (70 11/16 x 148 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1904.179-180
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1904.179-180

Object Details

  • Artist

    Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
  • Provenance

    To 1904
    Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]
    From 1904 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Screen List, L. 95, 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

    Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)
    Hokusai: Japanese Screens (February 18 to July 29, 2012)
    Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)
    Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)
    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)
    Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
    Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (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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