1933.4.1627: Minamoto no Yoritomo, from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijūshishō)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1933.4.1627

People

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Japanese (1786? - 1868)

Title

Minamoto no Yoritomo, from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijūshishō)

Other Titles

Original Language Title: 「葛飾廿四将　源頼朝」
Transliterated Title: Katsushika nijūshishō: Minamoto no Yoritomo

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print, surimono

Date

c. 1821

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/207811

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, mica, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Dimensions

shikishiban: H. 20.6 × W. 18.6 cm (8 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• (not assigned): signature: Gakutei (岳亭)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Dr. Arthur B. Duel, New York (1920s - 1933), sold; to Friends of Arthur Duel, (1933), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art.

Note: Arthur B. Duel bought his prints mostly from dealers, auctions and major print sales in the United States and Europe. An anonymous group of friends purchased the collection from Duel and gave it to the Fogg museum in his name.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Accession Year

1933

Object Number

1933.4.1627

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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