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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.89
People
Attributed to Kitagawa Sōsetsu 喜多川相説, Japanese (Kanazawa? active c. latter half 17th century–early 18th century)
Title
Magnolia Blossoms
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, screen
Date
Edo period, 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202987

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two-panel folding screen; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 137.6 x W. 183.2 cm (54 3/16 x 72 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal: Inen

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Louise H. Daly, Alpheus Hyatt and Francis H. Burr Memorial Funds and Dr. Arnold Knapp Bequest Fund, by exchange
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.89
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Max Loehr, "Aesthetic Delight: An Anthology of Far Eastern Art", Apollo (New Series), Apollo Publications Inc. (London, England, May 1978), vol. CVII, no. 195, pp. 414-421, p. 417, Pl. VIII
  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 56, p. 55

Verification Level

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