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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.

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Document identity
localId
10017
label
Puppies under a Maple Branch
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10017
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Puppies under a Maple Branch
description
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.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1790 (Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
108
height
36.2
dimensionsRaw
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)
style
Maruyama Style
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Rosetsu sha; [Translation] Painted by Rosetsu; [Seal] Nagasawa gyo
med
ink and pigment on silk mounted on paper and brocade
creator_ids
2374
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
3222
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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4f67a20256358edc