Peonies and willows

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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
Early 17th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Color and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 149.2 x 188 cm (58 3/4 x 74 in) -
Accession Number
F1900.27 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1900.27
Object Details
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Artist
Hasegawa Tonin -
Provenance
To 1900Yamanaka & Company, to 1900 [1]From 1900 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1900 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 39, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Moonlight and Clouds: Silver and Gold in the Arts of Japan (November 11, 2008 to November 11, 2009)Japanese Screens (February 11, 1983 to July 19, 1988)Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)Japanese Art—Painted Screens (August 18, 1967 to May 2, 1973)Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)Japanese Screen Paintings (March 10, 1961 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens, 1957 (March 20, 1957 to March 30, 1960)Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 5 (February 25, 1956 to March 15, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens (October 3, 1947 to November 10, 1955) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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