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Sumida River: Afternoon, from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo 東京拾二題 隅田川

Object Details

Signatures
English title and artist's signature in English is penciled in the bottom margin. The artist's signature is written in ink within the image with the oblong seal "Hiroshi" below.
Marks
The "jizuri" (self-produced) seal is printed in the left-hand margin, followed by the date and title. Oblong seal "Hiroshi" below signature.
Provenance
To 2003
Robert O. Muller
From 2003
National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution by gift from Robert O. Muller [1]
Notes:
[1] Accessioned on December 6, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file. From 2003-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)
Date
1926
Period
Taisho era
Credit Line
Robert O. Muller Collection
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 24.8 x 37.3 cm (9 3/4 x 14 11/16 in)
Type
Print
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