A picnic party: eight people seated under blossoming trees

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    early 17th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Color and ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 108.4 × 53.9 cm (42 11/16 × 21 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1904.53
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1904.53

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1904
    Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]
    From 1904 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 38, pg. 12, 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

    Life and Leisure: Everyday Life in Japanese Art (August 14, 2004 to February 20, 2005)
    Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
    Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
    Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Paintings (October 25, 1955 to November 23, 1955)
    Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1951 (January 23, 1951 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to October 3, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls (April 5, 1933 to December 8, 1941)
    Japanese Paintings and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to December 8, 1941)
  • 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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