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A festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine

Object Details

Provenance
To 1900
Yamanaka & Company, to 1900 [1]
From 1900 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1900 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 38, pg. 7, 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
Ancient and Alive: Japan's Native Gods (October 14, 2017 to April 29, 2018)
Japanese Screens (March 2007 to January 3, 2016)
Japanese Screens (May 9, 1993 to November 13, 1995)
Japanese Screens (February 11, 1983 to July 19, 1988)
Japanese Art--Shinto (October 12, 1976 to December 10, 1976)
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)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
Early 17th century
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Color and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 95 x 171 cm (37 3/8 x 67 5/16 in)
Type
Painting
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