The First Katsuo of the Season
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Period
late 18th-mid 19th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 108.2 × 54.9 cm (42 5/8 × 21 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1996.32a-g -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1996.32a-g
Object Details
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Artist
Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780-1850) -
Description
This painting is a presentation of still-life and poetry on hanging scroll format. The painted image features assorted vegetables, plate, cup, lacquer box, a sprig of wisteria, and, most prominently, a fresh bonito on a large blue and white charger. Above the painting are inscribed twelve poems, signed by poets who were members of the same circle or club. -
Signatures
Unsigned. -
Marks
Red seal: Hokkei. -
Inscriptions
Above the painting are inscribed twelve poems, signed by poets who were members of the same circle or club.Last poem signed: Nanseishi ShunkinLast poem signed: Nanseishi Shunkin -
Provenance
Hutchinson Collection [1]1996Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Japanese Prints, Paintings and Works of Art, November 13, 1996, Sale #LN6704, lot 13: “Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850): The First Katsuo of the Season” [2]1996David Newman, London, purchased at Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Japanese Prints, Paintings and Works of Art, November 13, 1996, Sale #LN6704” [3]From 1996Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from David Newman, London [4]Notes:[1] According to Sotheby’s, London auction catalogue for Sale#LN5704, the hanging scroll was previously in the collection of Hutchinson.[2] See object file, Collections Management Office.[3] See note 2.[4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)Untitled Exhibition, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands, 1982 (1982)Untitled Exhibition, Singer Museum, Laren, 1975 (1975)Untitled Exhibition, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, 1968 (1968)Untitled Exhibition, Kunstzaal Plaats, The Hague, Netherlands (1962) -
Previous custodian or owner
Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)Sotheby's (London)David Newman -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
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