Tawaraya Sōtatsu
The Four Sleepers

ArtistJapanese, c. 1570–c. 1640
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • The Four Sleepers
Dateearly 17th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 37 3/4 × 20 1/4 in. (95.9 × 51.4 cm)
Scroll: 71 3/4 × 22 1/2 × 1 in. (182.2 × 57.2 × 2.5 cm)
Storage box: 24 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (62.2 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Gitter-Yelen Collection, gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter
Object number2021.209
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceSold at Christie's, May 16, 1983, Lot 201
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