Thunder God

Photomechanical reproduction of Hokusai’s “Thunder God” mounted as a hanging scroll.

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Maker(s)
Artist: IEI Corporation, Tokyo Japan
Historical period(s)
Heisei era, 1994
Medium
Ink on paper, mounted on silk
Dimensions
H x W (with jiku): 181.6 x 55.9 cm (71 1/2 x 22 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of the IEI Corporation
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-RE-32
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
Heisei era (1989 - present), Japan, reproduction
Provenance

To 1995
IEI Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. [1]

From 1995
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of IEI Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. [2]

Notes:

[1] The IEI Corporation, a Japanese firm that the Freer Gallery of Art licensed with to reproduce paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art collection for sale in the gift shop had sent this "gratis" copy of the Thunder God for acceptance into the Study Collection.

[2] See note 1. See also object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

IEI Corporation

Description

Photomechanical reproduction of Hokusai's "Thunder God" mounted as a hanging scroll.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
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