Ogata Gekko
The Fox Wedding

ArtistJapanese, 1859–1920
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • The Fox Wedding
  • Kitsune yome iri
Dateno date
PlaceJapan
MediumHanging scroll; ink on silk mounted on paper with ivory roller
DimensionsImage: 43 1/4 × 16 5/8 in. (109.9 × 42.2 cm)
Mount: 80 3/4 × 24 1/4 in. (205.1 × 61.6 cm)
Overall (with roller): 81 3/4 × 24 1/4 in. (207.6 × 61.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Colleen Urbanek
Object number2005.184
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased by the donor at Hotei Japanese Prints and Paintings (Chris Uhlenbeck), Leiden, The Netherlands, 7 October 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Titled on the outside lid of the original box: "picture of the fox wedding"
Signed and sealed(in red) on the inside lid of the original box: "Ogata gekko ga", "Gekko"

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