A crouching, snarling tiger
Object Details
- Artist
- Gantoku Aoki (1804-1859)
- Provenance
- To 1906
- H. Shugio, to 1906 [1]
- From 1906 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by H. Shugio in 1906 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] H. Shugio is probably Shugio Hiromichi (1853-1927), manager of the First Manufacturing and Trading Company, in New York. See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 206, pg. 45, 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
- Hiromichi Shugio (1853-1927) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- early 19th century
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1906.3a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 95.5 × 36 cm (37 5/8 × 14 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- tiger
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- Japan
- ukiyo-e
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1906.3a-c
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ea10d543-8306-40e3-94fc-e0ce3e327f95
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