Enomoto Chikatoshi
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Christmas Eve
Datec. 1933
MediumColor, ink, gold, metallic pigments and silica on silk
DimensionsSilk: 50 3/8 × 16 1/2 in. (128 × 41.9 cm)
Mount: 77 5/8 × 23 in. (197.2 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nanako and Dale Tingleaf
Object number2018.208
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
Provenance[Brian Harkins Oriental Art, London]; [Christie’s, Art of Japan Online, Lot 138, April/May 2017]; [Erik Thomsen Gallery, New York]; MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition HistoryAt present, there is no record of a public exhibition of this piece.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signature in black ink in lower-right corner: 千花年 Chikatoshi [Chikatoshi]
Seal in red in lower-right corner: 千花年作Chikatoshi saku [made by Chikatoshi]

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