Floating World Scene | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1921.14
People: School of Iwasa Matabei 岩佐又兵衛, Japanese (1578 - 1650 Edo)
Title: Floating World Scene
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, screen
Date: Early Edo period, circa 1618-1620
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/210091

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Two-panel folding screen; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions: image only: H. 60.5 x W. 153.6 cm (23 13/16 x 60 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year: 1921
Object Number: 1921.14
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 57, p. 56

Exhibition History

Japanese Decorative Style, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 11/06/1961 - 12/17/1961
Masterworks of Ukiyo-e, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/20/1996 - 01/12/1997

Verification Level

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