Photograph

29-96-729

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-729
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Landscape
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

A mounted photograph showing the hanging scroll "Viewing Plum Flowers in Snow" (雪中見楳図) by Nukina Kaioku (貫名 海屋; 1778–1863) painted in 1841 CE. The original is in the Honolulu Museum of Art. Above the scroll is a with page with Japanese handwriting which is likely a colophon associated withe painting, possibly by the artist or collector. The photograph is mounted on a white rectangular sheet of paper and has some faded pink spots, likely from water damage.

Height 27.5 cm
Width 13.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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