Tea Hermit of Awata

Maker(s)
Artist: Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836-1924)
Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 1903
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 99 × 26.5 cm (39 × 10 7/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2019.3.38a-e
On View Location
Freer Gallery 08: Meeting Tessai
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
hermit, Japan, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • "鉄斎研究." Tessai kenkyū. vols. 1-65 Takarazuka, Hyogo, 1969-1983. vol. 71, pl. 8.
  • "鉄斎大成続巻." Tessai taisei zokukan. Tokyo. pl. 117.
  • "もくろく：山田履中軒氏所蔵品目録." Mokuroku: Yamada Richūkenshi shozōhin mokuroku. Osaka. pl. 84.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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