Sixteen Arhats 十六羅漢図

Object Details

• Artist

  Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836-1924)

• Patron

  Kobayashi

• Provenance

  From 1902 - ?

  Mr. Kobayashi 小林氏 [1]

  2017

  Sale, Kyoto, Japan, Kogire-kai Auction Sale

  From 2017

  Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased at May 12, 2017, Kogirekai Auction Sale, Kyoto, Japan [2]

  Notes:

  [1] According to the artist, Tomioka Tessa himself, the patron of this hanging scroll was Mr. Kobayashi. Tessai’s inscription on the box lid states that he painted this on behalf of Mr. Kobayashi “爲小林氏.” There is also a seal pasted to the lid that reads “Kobayashi.” It is unknown when this scroll left Mr. Kobayashi's possession.

  [2] Mary and Cheney Cowles made the purchase on May 12, 2017, according to their recollection. The invoice from Kogirekai auction, Kyoto, Japan is also dated May 12, 2017, copy in object file.

  Research Completed May 10, 2024

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Kobayashi

  Auction House Kogire-kai

  Cheney Cowles

  Mary Cowles

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Cowles, Mary, Kobayashi, Auction House Kogire-kai, Cowles, Cheney

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Japanese Art, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Buddhists, Arhats, Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings