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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.60.1-2
People
Attributed to Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一, Japanese (Edo 1761 - 1828)
Title
Pair of Paintings: Morning Glories (left) and Evening Glories (right)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191692

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold pigment on silk
Dimensions
Left scroll (painting proper): H. 95.2 x W. 41.2 cm (37 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)
Right scroll (painting proper): H. 95.3 x W. 41.2 cm (37 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (by 1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Footnotes:
1. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948)
2. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001)
3. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1981 to 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.60.1-2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
In this beautiful pair of hanging scrolls, created as a coordinated set, a painting of a small cluster of blue morning glories that wrap around a thin stick of bamboo (in the scroll intended to be hung on the viewer’s left) is complimented by an image of a vine of blossoming white evening glories suspended before a full moon (in the right-hand scroll). These botanical scenes are further embellished with exquisite renderings of insects -- a white butterfly approaching the blue morning glories, and a black moth clinging to a large pod dangling from the evening glory. Executed in ink, color, and gold pigments on silk, each painting includes an artist’s signature and seal.

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