Object Details
- Artist
- Style of Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650)
- School/Tradition
- Ukiyo-e
- Label
- These two paintings (see also F1903.60) are sections from a late-seventeenth-century handscroll by an unidentified painter. In one, a boy performs a so-called Narihira odori (Narihira dance), in which the dancer enacts the role of the poet, nobleman, and romantic hero Ariwara no Narihira (825-880). Narihira dances, which feature an elegant costume with a courtier's hat, were often performed by boys and young men in early-seventeenth-century kabuki. In the other painting, a monkey performs a dance to entertain a mother and her children.
- Provenance
- To 1903
- Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in March 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher no. 40, March 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, the object record for F1903.60. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 1 (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)
- The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Paintings and Prints (December 8, 2002 to May 26, 2003)
- Year of the Monkey (May 18, 1980 to February 15, 1981)
- Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 17th century
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1903.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink, color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 28.5 × 33.8 cm (11 1/4 × 13 5/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- dancing
- child
- woman
- man
- fan
- monkey
- Japan
- ukiyo-e
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.61
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e1dc7cfd-92be-4b64-9d6b-d4bd7380fd89
