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Puppies under a Maple Branch
(Japan and Korea )
This hanging scroll depicts five puppies playing beneath an autumn maple branch. When he painted this autumn scene, Nagasawa Rosetsu, the son of a warrior, had become adept at the free brushwork and playful compositions for which he is renowned.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014 | Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/1974 | Treatment | repaired |
| 4/11/1989 | Treatment | stabilized; mounted; loss compensation |
| 6/16/1999 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 7/17/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition. |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H of image: 42 1/2 × W: 14 1/4 in. (107.95 × 36.2 cm); H with border: 48 1/4 × W: 18 3/4 in. (122.56 × 47.63 cm); H with support: 71 1/8 × W: 18 3/4 in. (180.66 × 47.63 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.74