Large Toad

Contained in wooden box with lid, paper label with inscription.

Maker(s)
Artist: Obaku Tokuan (active 1910-1935)
Calligrapher: Ōbaku Chokuō 黄檗直翁 (1867-1937)
Historical period(s)
Taisho era, 1919
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 123.1 x 34 cm (48 7/16 x 13 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller with funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2004.29
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
Japan, kakemono, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), toad
Provenance

To 2004
Robert O. Muller (1911-2003), Newtown, CT, to 2004

From 2004
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from the Estate of Robert O. Muller through Joan Mirviss, Ltd., New York, NY, in 2004

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Estate of Robert O. Muller
Robert O. Muller 1911-2003

Description

Contained in wooden box with lid, paper label with inscription.

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