Dancing the Bon Odori

Object Details

Provenance: To 1901; Yamanaka & Company, to 1901 [1]; From 1901 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 32, December 1901, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.; [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
Exhibition History: Life and Leisure: Everyday Life in Japanese Art (August 14, 2004 to February 20, 2005); Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
Previous custodian or owner: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Related Online Resources: Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: Buddhism; Edo period (1615 - 1868); music; dancing; drum; celebration; flute; shamisen; Japan; umbrella; Nichiren Buddhism; Japanese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection; dancer

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye371926ebc-dd8e-41e7-a0b4-7a7b87855159