Tsurukame sansō (left) from the series One Hundred Prints of Noh

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1922-1925
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (sheet and image): 37.8 x 25.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-GR-313
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-313

Object Details

  • Artist

    Tsukioka Kogyo 月岡耕漁 (1869-1927)
  • Description

    Borderless woodblock print depicting a white haired figure with fan and a blue animal headdress.
  • Provenance

    To ?
    David Wallace, Washington, DC [1]
    To 1971
    Embassy of Japan, Washington DC, gift of David Wallace, Washington, DC [2]
    From 1971
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of the Embassy of Japan, Washington, DC [3]
    Notes:
    [1] The Embassy of Japan received a gift from David Wallace of Washington, DC at an unknown date. In 1971, the Embassy of Japan gave print to the Study Collection of the Freer Gallery of Art. See letter dated February 11, 1971 from the Freer Gallery to Mr. David Wallace, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    David Wallace
    Embassy of Japan
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.
  • Type

    Print
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