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Fans of the Twelve Months
(Japan and Korea )
In the Rimpa school of Japanese painting, decoratively arranged fans were a common subject. Hoshuku added individual twists to a formula perfected by Hoitsu (1761-1828), an artist four generations behind him in a lineage of master and pupil.
One of a pair with 35.150.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mami Yasukochi, Tokyo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Japanese Cloisonne Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/16/2003 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/7/2009 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 1/6/2010 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painting H: 46 x W: 19 1/4 in. (116.8 x 48.9 cm); Mounting H: 80 x W: 24 3/4 in. (203.2 x 62.87 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.151
