Album: Miscellaneous Sketches

Creator Name

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

1700s, 1710s, 1720s, 1770s, 1780s, 1790s, 1730s, 1740s, 1750s, 1760s, 1800s, 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1610s, 1650s, 1640s, 1630s, 1620s, 1690s, 1840s, 1850s, 1680s, 1670s, 1860s, 1870s, 1660s

Source

National Museum of Asian Art;

Smithsonian Institution

Work details

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Title

Album: Miscellaneous Sketches

Creator

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858), Artist

Worktype

Painting; Paintings

Cultural Context

Japanese

Material

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D (overall, album closed): 27.8 x 16.8 x 3.8 cm (10 15/16 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 in)

Technique

Language

Date

1700s, 1710s, 1720s, 1770s, 1780s, 1790s, 1730s, 1740s, 1750s, 1760s, 1800s, 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1610s, 1650s, 1640s, 1630s, 1620s, 1690s, 1840s, 1850s, 1680s, 1670s, 1860s, 1870s, 1660s;
Date: Mid-eighteenth century;
Period: Edo period

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] Original folder sheet note. Also see Original Album List, pg. 10, 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.; Credit Line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Japan

Source

National Museum of Asian Art;

Smithsonian Institution

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Subjects

Edo period (1615 - 1868); Japan; wave; gafu; Japanese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection; Wave; Art; Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868); Gafu