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Waterfall in Japan
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Waterfall in Japan

Edward Meyer Kern (American, 1823–1863)
1855
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and white watercolor on yellow-gray paper
DimensionsSheet: 38 x 27.4 cm (14 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.916
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed in graphite lower left: Water Fall / at Launch Cove East of Japan 1855; lower right: KernProvenanceGiven by the artist to Captain William Brenton Boggs, the Ringgold-Rodgers Expedition's purser; bought from Bogg's granddaughter by Maxim Karolik. Maxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 12, 1959