Sunrise

Contained in modern wooden box with futamaki and paper inscription on lid. Box contained in additional cardboard storage box.

Maker(s)
Artist: Kikuchi Yōsai 菊池容斎 (1788-1878)
Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 1878
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 140.5 x 66.4 cm (55 5/16 x 26 1/8 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller with funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2004.30
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
Japan, kakemono, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), sun
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Contained in modern wooden box with futamaki and paper inscription on lid. Box contained in additional cardboard storage box.

Published References
  • Kit Brooks. "And the Bird's Beak Became a Bird": Watanabe Seitei's Pigeons at Sensō-ji. vol. 42, no. 1 Lexington, Massachusetts, 2021. p. 161, fig. 8.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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