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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.181
People
Shimauchi Kenzō (aka Shōnan), Japanese (1881 - ?)
Title
Catching Insects
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
Meiji to Shōwa period, early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Meiji (1868-1912), Taishō (1912-1926) or Shōwa (1926-1989) era
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200053

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, with signature reading "Shōnan hitsu" and square, red, intaglio seal
Dimensions
120.2 x 36.5 cm (47 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Shōnan hitsu
  • inscription: with square, red, intaglio seal following signature

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William R. Crout in memory of Cavie Clark Crout
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.181
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Paragons of Wisdom and Virtue: East Asian Figure Painting, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
  • A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
  • Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005

Verification Level

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