Benten (Sarasvati) seated on a rock
Object Details
- Artist
- Kano Tsunenobu 狩野常信 (1636-1713)
- Provenance
- To 1904
- Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michael Tomkinson in 1904 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 401, pg. 11, 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- mid 17th-early 18th century
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1904.376
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 92 x 34.9 cm (36 1/4 x 13 3/4 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- Sarasvati
- biwa
- Japan
- Benten
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.376
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye372ba95c4-315f-4b67-ad06-32b295d1342c
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