Six fan papers: miscellaneous subjects

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1590-1640
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Color, gold, and silver on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 89.9 x 335.1 cm (35 3/8 x 131 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1905.231
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.231

Object Details

  • Artist

    Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達 (fl. ca. 1600-1643)
  • Provenance

    To 1905
    Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1905 [1]
    From 1905 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1905 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, pg. 31, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [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

    Rinpa Screens (February 25, 2023 to February 24, 2024)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
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