A Daimyo and His Retainers in Barges
Artist
Kanō School
(Japanese)
Date18th century
MediumSix-panel screen painting; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 67 1/4 × 151 1/2 inches (170.82 × 384.81 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-83/13
On View
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ProvenanceWith Kaneko, Kyoto, Japan, by March 18, 1931;
Purchased from Kaneko by the dealer K. Matsuki, Kamakura, Japan, March 18, 1931-1932 [1];
Purchased from Matsuki, through Langdon Warner (1881-1955), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] Letter from K. Matsuki to Langdon Warner, Nelson-Atkins Advisor, October 31, 1931, and "Kansas City - Itemized Purchases in China and Japan, 1932," no. A-3, Harvard Pusey Library, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 15, folder 28, copies in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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