Landscape: two of the four seasons; autumn and winter

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 18th-early 19th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Color, ink, and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 160.7 x 349.7 cm (63 1/4 x 137 11/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1906.234
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1906.234

Object Details

  • Artist

    Hishikawa Sori 菱川宗理
  • Provenance

    To 1906
    Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1906 [1]
    From 1906 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1906 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Screen List, S.I. 126, L. 116, pg. 34, 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 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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