Waterfall 瀧図

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1774
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on silk
  • Dimension

    H x W: 273 × 107.5 cm (107 1/2 × 42 5/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F2023.3.6
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2023.3.6

Object Details

  • Artist

    Maruyama Okyo 円山応挙 (1733-1795)
  • Provenance

    ?
    Kashima family in Fukagawa 深川鹿島家, method of acquisition unknown [1]
    ?-2019
    Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [2]
    From 2019
    Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased from Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan, in Japan [3]
    Notes :
    [1] This name is from the NMAA provenance data sheet, copy in object file. The dates of ownership are unknown.
    [2] Shibunkaku is a Japanese art and antiquarian book dealer, operating since 1937 in Kyoto, Japan.
    [3] Mary and Cheney Cowles made the purchase on July 1, 2019, according to their recollection. The invoice from Shibunkaku, Kyoto, Japan is dated June 12, 2019, copy in object file.
    Research Completed May 10, 2024
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Kashima family
    Shibunkaku (1937)
    Cheney Cowles
    Mary Cowles
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
  • Type

    Painting
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