A Special Display of Iris Flowers in May, one of a set of five
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Period
ca. 1830 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 113.9 x 32.6 cm (44 13/16 x 12 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1999.5.3 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1999.5.3
Object Details
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Artist
Ikeda Koson 池田孤村 (1801-1866) -
Provenance
To 1999Naosuke Suematsu, to 1999From 1999Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Naosuke Suematsu in 1999 -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)Surveying the Collections: Poets and Parties (July 2, 2000 to February 4, 2001) -
Previous custodian or owner
Suematsu Naosuke -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art -
Type
Painting -
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