New Year’s Eve Fox Fires at the Changing Tree from the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series

Maker(s)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1857; 9th month
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 34.8 x 24 cm (13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Alan, Donald, and David Winslow from the estate of William R. Castle
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1994.28
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Woodblock print (oban)

Keywords
Edo period (1615 - 1868), fox, Japan, new year, oban, ukiyo-e, WWII-era provenance
Provenance

To 1970
Estate of the Honorable William R. Castle, to 1970 [1]

From 1970
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow, heirs to the Estate of the Honorable William R. Castle, in 1970 [2]

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Ann Yonemura, December 6, 1994, in the object record.

[2] Transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Freer Permanent Collection on December 23, 1994 (see Curatorial Note 3, Elizabeth F. Duley, December 30, 1994, in the object record).

Previous Owner(s)

Alan, Donald and David Winslow
William Richards Castle 1849-1935

Published References
  • Francois Lachaud. Les Provinces de la nuit: quelques nocturnes de Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915). vol. 66 Paris. 180-181, 2.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
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