Woodblock; recto: an Oiran tossing a handball; verso: two lovers
Object Details
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonobu 鳥居清信 (1664-1729)
- Provenance
- To 1904
- Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1229-1230, pg. 21-C, 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
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1664-1729
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1904.346a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Tool and Equipment
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 57.8 x 30.4 x 2.6 cm (22 3/4 x 11 15/16 x 1 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
- wood
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- man
- courtesan
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.346a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye307a19789-db60-4739-ae3c-c4ed34efc719
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