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Flycatchers on a Flowering Prunus
19th century (Edo)
ink and color on silk mounted on paper and brocade
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
In this hanging scroll a delight in nature is coupled with a sophisticated elegance in brushwork and composition that the minor painter Kaho-along with many others in his generation-had learned from Chinese models.
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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.
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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 44 3/4 x W: 17 in. (113.7 x 43.2 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.
35.87
