Thunder God

Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

19th century

Medium/TechniqueOne of a pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

DimensionsImage: 114 x 35.4 cm (44 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Overall: 188 x 49.5 cm (74 x 19 1/2 in.)

Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection

Accession number11.4605

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

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 of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: December 7, 1911)

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