The Six Immortal Poets
Object Details
- Artist
- Hishikawa Sori 菱川宗理
- Provenance
- Collection of Mr. Honma [1]
- To 1904
- Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [2]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3, citing an undated note from the Original Kakemono List. This probably refers to the collection of Kosa Honma (1842-1909) of Japan.
- [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, pg. 130, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] 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
- Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)
- Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Honma Kosa (1842-1909)
- Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1904.188
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 32.6 × 56.5 cm (12 13/16 × 22 1/4 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
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- poet
- Japan
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.188
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bbabf845-2278-4b95-ae35-fb30a68a6c6c
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