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Roosters, Chicks, and Morning Glories
(Japan and Korea )
This painting is intended to evoke the sorrowful bliss of lovers' separation: at dawn, morning glories bloom, the cock crows, and lovers must part. The subject matter was traditional, but Watanabe Seitei--one of the first Japanese artists to visit Europe--traveled to Paris in 1878 and was influenced by the way European watercolorists used color.
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Provenance
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T. Yamazoe, Kyoto [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2010 | Industry of Perfection: The Refined Beauty of Japanese Cloisonne Enamels. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010 | Japanese Cloisonne Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/16/1993 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired |
| 3/7/1995 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 3/1/1997 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 6/16/1999 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 7/17/2002 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/6/2010 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painting H: 48 15/16 x W: 19 3/16 in. (124.3 x 48.8 cm); Mounting H: 88 1/4 x W: 24 3/4 in. (224.16 x 62.87 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1986
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.
35.132