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Seven-character "ancient style" verse (shunjû shichigon koshi) on Spring and Autumn, by Kameda Bôsai

(Japanese)
dated 1816
Medium/TechniqueOne of a pair of 6-panel folding screens; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 128.3 x 52 cm (50 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Storage: 168.4 x 61.7 x 10.5 cm (66 5/16 x 24 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund and Helen S. Coolidge Fund
Accession number1989.193
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
Collections
ProvenancePurchased at auction Christie's, New York, April 21, 1989.
Customs of the Twelve Months
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Kôka (1844–48) - Kaei (1848–54) eras
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Kôka (1844–48) - Kaei (1848–54) eras
Soga Shôhaku
18th–19th centuries
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Section 3 of 3
Artist unknown, Japanese
late Kan'ei (1624–44) era
View: Section 2 of 3
Artist unknown, Japanese
late Kan'ei (1624–44) era
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Autumn Plants
Watanabe Shikô
18th century