Shi-shi hon-dog

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 19th-early 20th century
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color with white pigment on silk
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 125.3 x 51.3 cm (49 5/16 x 20 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F2004.32
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2004.32

Object Details

  • Artist

    Tsuji Kako 都路華香 (1870-1931)
  • Description

    Contained in wooden box with paper label and additional painted inscription on lid.
  • Signatures

    Signed Kako ga shi (Kako painted this). Sealed Tsu Yoshikage no in; Kako.
  • Inscriptions

    Box signed Kako sei and sealed Bairei ichishi (one branch of plum), Kako.
  • Provenance

    To 2004
    Robert O. Muller (1911-2003), Newtown, CT, to 2004
    From 2004
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from the Estate of Robert O. Muller through Joan Mirviss, Ltd., New York, NY, in 2004
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection (November 06, 2004 to January 7, 2007)
    Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)
    Estate of Robert O. Muller
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund
  • Type

    Painting
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