Herons and Old WIllow
Object Details
- Artist
- Kano Sadanobu (1596-1623)
- Provenance
- To 1902
- Yamanaka & Company, to 1902 [1]
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1902 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 1094, p. 12, 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
- Moonlight and Clouds: Silver and Gold in the Arts of Japan (November 11, 2008 to November 11, 2009)
- Japanese Screens (March 2007 to January 3, 2016)
- Birds and Beasts in Japanese Art (January 31 to July 18, 2004)
- Japanese Screens (February 11, 1983 to July 19, 1988)
- Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1615-1868
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1902.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink, color, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 167.8 x 190.2 cm (66 1/16 x 74 7/8 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
- heron
- autumn
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- willow tree
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.20
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c12d154c-ea4d-476a-bf9d-8ce94d78db89
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