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In the Rimpa school of Japanese painting, a common subject was decoratively arranged fans. 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 35.151.

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Document identity
localId
31911
label
Fans of the Twelve Months
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
31911
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Fans of the Twelve Months
description
In the Rimpa school of Japanese painting, a common subject was decoratively arranged fans. 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 35.151.
provenance
Mami Yasukochi, Tokyo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
date
1907 (Meiji)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
116.8
height
48.9
dimensionsRaw
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)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] early summer of Meiji year 40; [Signature] On right scroll: Hoshuku; [Seal] On right scroll: Koreitsu
med
ink and colors on silk
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5229
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
2249
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1
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0
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photo
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