Yamamoto Baiitsu
Summer Bamboo by a Waterfall

ArtistJapanese, 1783–1856
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Summer Bamboo by a Waterfall
Date1839, 12th month
Made inJapan
MediumHanging scroll; ink on silk
DimensionsImage: 54 1/16 × 16 5/16 in. (137.3 × 41.4 cm)
Mount: 81 11/16 × 22 in. (207.5 × 55.9 cm)
Overall (with roller): 81 11/16 × 24 1/2 in. (207.5 × 62.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Nanako and Dale Tingleaf
Object number2012.148
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceLeighton Longhi, New York, 1989; by repute, previously S. Yabumoto, Tokyo, Japan; Stephen E. Hamilton, Houston, Texas, purchased November 1989; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: signed and dated, in image, upper right edge: [characters for year, month, written] \ [artist signature]
Recto: signed and dated, in image, upper right edge: [characters for year, month, written] \ [artist signature]
Recto: stamped in red ink, in image, upper right corner: [two artist seals]

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