Torii Kotondo
Snowstorm (Fubuki)

Snowstorm (Fubuki)
Snowstorm (Fubuki)
Snowstorm (Fubuki)
ArtistJapanese, 1900–1976
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Snowstorm (Fubuki)
Datec. 1922–1926
MediumHanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
DimensionsPainting: 10 7/16 × 9 3/8 in. (26.5 × 23.8 cm)
Scroll: 57 13/16 × 22 3/8 in. (146.8 × 56.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Friends of Asian Art
Object number2023.296
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
Provenance[Scholten Japanese Art, New York, by 2023]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryTorii Kotondo, Gallery Beniya, 1995, p. 7 (Torii Kiyotada IX intro); p. 44, no. 11
Exhibition of Torii Kotondo: the 100th Anniversary of his Birth, The Works of Torii Kiyotada VIII, Ota Memorial Museum of Art, 2000, p. 13, no. 11

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
N/A
Kotondo's signature, "Masahiko," is inscribed on the artwork, followed by the red artist's seal, "Murasaki," which serves as a testament to the authenticity of the piece.
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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