Parody of the tale of Nasu no Yoichi

Object Details

• Artist

  Kawamata Tsuneyuki 川又常行 (1676?-1741?)

• Provenance

  Marquis Okubo Collection [1]

  To 1905

  H.M. Mayeda, to 1905 [2]

  From 1905 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H.M. Mayeda, New York, in 1905 [3]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record, a note from the Original Kakemono List states: "From the collection of Marquis Okubo."

  [2] See Original Kakemono List, L. 521, pg. 144, 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

  Tales and Legends in Japanese Art (June 21, 2003 to January 4, 2004)

  Japanese Fans (April 6, 1984 to October 18, 1984)

  Fans (May 18, 1980 to October 13, 1981)

  Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)

  Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Marquis Okubo

  Hidemitsu Mayeda (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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• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Mayeda, Hidemitsu, Okubo

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Fans, Art, Ukiyo-e, Bow, Pine tree, Charles Lang Freer collection, Animals, Shamisen, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Archery, Japanese Art, Horses, Kakemono

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings