Artist
Nakamura HochuJapanese, active c. 1790–1820
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Calligraphy with Iris and Stream
Date18th century
MediumMineral pigments and ink on paper, mounted as hanging scroll (kakejiku)
DimensionsOpen: 72 13/16 × 20 3/4 × 1 1/16 in. (185 × 52.7 × 2.7 cm)
Closed: 2 5/8 × 20 3/4 × 2 in. (6.7 × 52.7 × 5.1 cm)
Storage box: 2 7/8 × 3 × 21 3/4 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 55.2 cm)
Closed: 2 5/8 × 20 3/4 × 2 in. (6.7 × 52.7 × 5.1 cm)
Storage box: 2 7/8 × 3 × 21 3/4 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Erika and Peter A. Aron; and Nanako and Dale Tingleaf
Object number2019.261
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Hochu Meets Korin,” Chiba City Museum of Art, Japan, April 8–May 11, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: signed in ink, center left: [artist signature and seal]
Recto: written in ink, top center: 工夫して/ 曳た流れや/ 杜若 [The flowing water/So cleverly finds its way/Around the iris]
Recto: written in ink, top center: 工夫して/ 曳た流れや/ 杜若 [The flowing water/So cleverly finds its way/Around the iris]
Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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