Birds on the waves 煙波浮禽図

Object Details

• Artist

  Hishida Shunso (1874-1911)

• Provenance

  ?-2018

  Tessaidō, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  From 2018

  Mary and Cheney Cowles, Seattle, WA, purchased from Tessaidō, Kyoto, Japan, in Japan [2]

  Notes :

  [1] Tessaidō, Kyoto, Japan is a dealer, operating since 1955.

  [2] Mary and Cheney Cowles made the purchase on November 29, 2018, according to their recollection. The invoice from Tessaidō, Kyoto, Japan is dated October 30, 2018, copy in object file.

  Research Completed May 10, 2024

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Tessaido Co., Ltd. 鉄斎堂

  Cheney Cowles

  Mary Cowles

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1890s

• Name

  Cowles, Mary, Tessaido Co., Ltd., Cowles, Cheney

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings