Cormorant fishing

Maker(s)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai θ‘›ι£ΎεŒ—ζ–Ž (1760-1849)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1760-1849
Medium
Color on wood panel
Dimensions
H x W: 46.3 x 108.5 cm (18 1/4 x 42 11/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Dr. Harold P. Stern by his family
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1978.37
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Painting on panel

Keywords
bird, cormorant, Edo period (1615 - 1868), fishing, Japan, ukiyo-e, water
Provenance

To 1974
The family of Dr. Harold P. Stern, to 1974

From 1974
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of the family of Dr. Harold P. Stern in 1974 [1]

Notes:

[1] The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Freer Permanent Collection on March 3, 1978 (see Curatorial Note 2 in the object record).

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Family of Harold Philip Stern

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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