Willows and birds

Object Details

• Artist

  Geiai (late 15th century)

• Provenance

  To ?

  Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge, Falls Church, Virginia [1]

  To 1963

  Franz Bader, Inc., Washington DC [2]

  From 1963

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Franz Bader, Inc., Washington, DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record. Louise Cort’s comment states: “According to Victor and Takako Hauge, in a conversation at their home 14 August 2004, this painting was formerly in their collection and was part of an exhibition on the theme of Birds that they organized for the Franz Bader Gallery. It was then identified as Soritsu.”

  [2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

  Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan (December 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015)

  Birds and Beasts in Japanese Art (January 31 to July 18, 2004)

  Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to June 27, 1994)

  Luminous Shadows (April 1, 1982 to June 21, 1982)

  Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

  Japanese Art: Paintings and Pottery (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))

  Franz Bader Gallery

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako, Franz Bader, Inc.

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Animals, Muromachi period (1333 - 1573), Willow tree, Japanese Art, Birds, Kakemono

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings