Sparrows in a Willow Tree | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: TL42570.8
People: Tachihara Shunsa 立原春沙, Japanese (1814 - 1855)
Title: Sparrows in a Willow Tree
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, fan
Date: 19th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/340567

Location

Location: Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts

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Physical Descriptions

Medium

Folding fan; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

opened, max.: H. 31.2 × W. 49 cm (12 5/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
paper: H. 18 × W. 49 cm (7 1/16 × 19 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

signature: 春沙女史戯作 [Shunsa joshi gisaku (also read “gesaku”)]
seal: upper; square, relief: 沙連 [Saren]
seal: lower; square, relief: 立原春印 [Tachihara Shun in]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Promised gift of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg
Object Number: TL42570.8
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/04/2023 - 06/03/2024

Verification Level

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