Watanabe Seitei
Seashells by the Shore

ArtistJapanese, 1851–1918
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Seashells by the Shore
Datemid-19th–early 20th century
Made inJapan
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 40 × 14 1/4 in. (101.6 × 36.2 cm)
Mount: 73 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (187.3 × 50.2 cm)
Overall (with roller): 73 3/4 × 22 in. (187.3 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton
Object number2011.840
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan B. Mirviss Ltd. Japanese Fine Art, New York, (April 26, 1990); Stephen E. Hamilton, Houston, Texas; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2011
Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Feb. 2004
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: signed in ink, in image, lower right: [artist signature]
Recto: signed in ink, in image, lower right: [artist signature]
Recto: stamped in red ink, in image, lower right: [artist seal]

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