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Object Details

• Artist

  Katayama Akihiro 片山昭弘 (1927-2013)

• Provenance

  ?-2019

  Robert Mangold, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  From 2019

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

  Notes :

  [1] Robert Mangold leads The Kura, a dealer in Kyoto, Japan operating since 1994.

  [2] Mary and Cheney Cowles made the purchase on July 1, 2019, according to their recollection. The Kura invoice is dated May 15, 2019, copy in object file.

  Research Completed May 10, 2024

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Mangold

  Cheney Cowles

  Mary Cowles

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles

• Type

  Mixed Media

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1960s

• Name

  Cowles, Mary, Robert Mangold, Cowles, Cheney

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Japanese Art

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Mixed media