string(25) "edanmdm:fsg_F2018.4.25a-g" Sweeping Away the World’s Dust 掃蕩俗塵図 - National Museum of Asian Art
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Sweeping Away the World’s Dust 掃蕩俗塵図

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1916

  • Geography

    Japan

  • Material

    Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 149.4 × 40 cm (58 13/16 × 15 3/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F2018.4.25a-g

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2018.4.25a-g

Object Details

  • Artist

    Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836-1924)

  • Provenance

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    Adachi Museum of Art [1]
    To 2004
    Tessaido, Kyoto [2]
    From 2004 to 2018
    Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased from Tessaido on November 4, 2004 [3]
    From 2018
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, Washington [4]
    Notes:
    [1] Per information provided by the Cowles. See Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection 2018 Gift List for Freer/Sackler, object file, Collections Management.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] See note 1.
    [4] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Meeting Tessai: Modern Japanese Art from the Cowles Collection (August 13, 2022 to January 28, 2024)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Cheney Cowles
    Mary Cowles
    Tessaido Co., Ltd. 鉄斎堂
    Adachi Museum of Art 足立美術館

  • Origin

    Japan

  • Credit Line

    The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles

  • Type

    Painting

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