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Roosters, Chicks, and Morning Glories

Watanabe Seitei (Japanese, 1851-1918) (Artist)
Mr. T. Yamazoe (Artist)
ca. 1890-1900 (Meiji)
ink and color on silk
(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.

Inscription

[Signature] Seitei; [Seal] Seitei; [Seal] Two of the artist's seals woven into the fabric design used in the fabric mounts at top and bottom

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

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
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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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35.132

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Baltimore, MD
21201

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