Rocks and Waves
CultureJapanese
Date17th century
MediumTwo-panel screen; ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on paper (made from fusuma [sliding door])
DimensionsOverall: 60 × 24 inches (152.4 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/37
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DescriptionAngular rocks rendered with stiff, smooth outlines, sharp "axe-cut" strokes, and smooth, hard gradated washes, above which great bollowing waves, rendered with long, smooth strokes and gradated washes at the edges, and clouds in gold leaf; and below, between the rock formations are crashing and foaming waves; and a cloud formation in gold leaf. Extensive abrasion and tearing; small flecks of gold paint were added later to mask obtrusive damage. Size, thickness of paper, and damage suggest that these were once fusuma.ProvenanceH. Kimura, Nara City, Japan, by April 21, 1965;
Purchased from Kimura by Yamanaka & Co., Kyoto, Japan, April 21, 1965-May 16, 1968 [1];
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by Karen Dean Bunting (1912-1981), Mission Hills, KS, May 16, 1968-1981;
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1981.
NOTES:
[1] Yamanaka’s invoice and receipt, which include provenance information, are in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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