Oni Playing Biwa 妖鬼弾弦図

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1780s
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 118.3 × 28.2 cm (46 9/16 × 11 1/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F2018.4.5a-c
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2018.4.5a-c

Object Details

  • Artist

    Matsumura Goshun 松村呉春 (1752-1811)
  • Provenance

    To 2009
    Matsumoto Shoeido, Kyoto [1]
    From 2009 to 2018
    Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased from Matsumoto Shoeido on March
    1, 2009 [2]
    From 2018
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Per information provided by the Cowles. See Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection
    2018 Gift List for Freer/Sackler, object file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Cheney Cowles
    Mary Cowles
    Matsumoto Shoeido 松本松栄堂 (Japanese, 1906)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

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

    Painting
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