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Two pheasants on a snow bank

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917 - 1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
To 1902
Yamanaka & Company, to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, p. 3, 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.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
18th century?
Period
Momoyama period
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Color and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 47.7 x 36 cm (18 3/4 x 14 3/16 in)
Type
Painting

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