Tanuki in the Snow with First Bamboo Shoots of Spring
Artist
Mori Ippo(Japanese, 1798–1871)Japanese, 1798–1871
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Tanuki in the Snow with First Bamboo Shoots of Spring
Date19th century
Made inJapan
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 37 1/2 × 13 7/8 in. (95.3 × 35.2 cm)
Mount: 69 × 20 in. (175.3 × 50.8 cm)
Overall (with roller): 71 × 21 7/8 in. (180.3 × 55.6 cm)
Mount: 69 × 20 in. (175.3 × 50.8 cm)
Overall (with roller): 71 × 21 7/8 in. (180.3 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen E. Hamilton
Object number2013.363
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Published References See Report of a Gift section III. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: inscribed in ink, upper left: [waka poem in grass script by Kato Chinami]
Recto: signed in ink, lower left edge: [artist name, Ippo]
In box: inscribed in ink: [handwritten note]
Recto: signed in ink, lower left edge: [artist name, Ippo]
In box: inscribed in ink: [handwritten note]
Recto: signed in ink, lower left edge: [artist name, Ippo]
Recto: seal in red, lower left edge: [artist seal, intaligo, Keishi]
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