Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Kano Eisen'in Hisanobu (Japanese, 1696–1731)

first half of the 18th century

Medium/TechniqueOne of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and light color on silk

DimensionsImage: 116.6 x 48.2 cm (45 7/8 x 19 in.)

Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection

Accession number11.4204

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ClassificationsPaintings

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Asia

ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum

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