Portrait of Getsuan Shuko

Object Details

• Artist

  Getsuan Soko (Japanese, 1326 - 1389)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Spreading the Word (May 18 to November 12, 2018)

  Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan (December 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015)

  The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment and funds provided by Peggy and Richard Danziger

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1830s, 1300s

• Name

  Getsuan, Soko

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Kamakura period (1185 - 1333), Art, Japanese Art, Portraits, Kakemono

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings