Ito Shinsui
Night at Ikenohata

Night at Ikenohata
Night at Ikenohata
Night at Ikenohata
ArtistJapanese, 1898–1972
PublisherJapanese, 1885–1962
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Night at Ikenohata
Date1921
Printed inJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper, edition 10/100
DimensionsPlate or block: 15 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (38.7 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (41.3 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Stephen Hamilton, the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment Fund, and Joan Lu
Object number2012.285
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceChristie's New York, Rockefeller Plaza, Sale 2552, "Japanese and Korean Art,"
21 March 2012, Lot 1037; The Art of Japan/Richard Waldman, Issaquah, Washington; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston



Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: signed and dated in brown ink, in image, lower left edge: [Taisho 10, first month \ artist name]
Mount, recto: signed in graphite, lower left: Shinsui
Verso: inscribed in ink, center: [inscription]
Sticker: mount, recto: inscribed in ink, lower right corner: 3283 \ [characters]
Recto: signed and dated in brown ink, in image, lower left edge: (Taisho 10, first month) \ (made by Shinsui)
Mount, recto: signed in graphite, lower left: Shinsui
[no marks]

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