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Isumaki, Bay of Sindai
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Isumaki, Bay of Sindai

Edward Meyer Kern (American, 1823–1863)
June 10, 1855
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and white watercolor on yellow-gray paper
DimensionsSheet: 23.7 x 38.3 cm (9 5/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.918
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed in graphite lower left: Isumaki / Bay of Sindai coast of Japan / June 10 1855; lower right: Launch moom.; monogram lower right: EMKProvenanceGiven 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