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Peony and butterfly

Object Details

Description
Hanging scroll, paulownia inner box with lid, cardboard outer box end with flaps and toggle closure - worn.
Signatures
Signature: Katei Ken (和亭謙)
Marks
Right seal: Kin sho tanoshimu (樂琴書)
Left upper seal: Ken (謙/兼)
Left upper seal: Ken (謙/兼)
Inscriptions
Inscriptions:
富貴国香図
甲申一月中浣写
和亭謙
和亭謙
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Taki Katei 瀧和亭 (1830-1901)
Date
1884
Credit Line
Gift of Toshio and Yuka Fujikura in memory of Tome Fujikura
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 33.5 × 48.8 cm (13 3/16 × 19 3/16 in)
Type
Painting
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