Shojo Lifting a Sake Keg
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1840s -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 31.7 x 17.4 cm (12 1/2 x 6 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1904.255 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.255
Object Details
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Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849) -
Provenance
To 1904Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]From 1904 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Album List, pg. 1, Sketches by Hokusai, S.I. 4, 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: Paintings and Drawings (January 28, 2012 to June 24, 2012)Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)Japanese Drawings (March 16, 1984 to July 22, 1985)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
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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