Interior: a woman helping a girl to dress
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Period
1726-1792 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Color and gold on silk panel -
Dimension
H x W: 88.1 x 32.5 cm (34 11/16 x 12 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.56 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.56
Object Details
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Artist
Katsukawa Shuncho 勝川春潮 (active ca. 1780-1795) -
School/Tradition
Ukiyo-e -
Provenance
To 1903Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1903 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Kakemono List, 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
Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to October 3, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls (April 5, 1933 to December 8, 1941) -
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
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