Manuscript letter

Object Details

• Artist

  Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)

• Provenance

  To 1907

  Mr. Ikeuchi, Tokyo, to 1907 [1]

  From 1907 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mr. Ikeuchi in 1907 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Kakemono List, pg. 150, 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

  A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)

  Freer and Tea: 100 Years of The Book of Tea (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)

  Japanese Art in the Age of Koetsu (June 6, 1998 to February 15, 1999)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. Ikeuchi (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Kyoto, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Calligraphy

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Name

  Ikeuchi, Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Calligraphy, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Hentai-kana, Kakemono

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)