2013.54: Wave and Rising Sun

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2013.54

People

Unknown Artist
Traditionally attributed to Kano Tsunenobu, Japanese (Kyoto 1636 - 1713)

Title

Wave and Rising Sun

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

hanging scroll, painting

Date

possibly 17th-18th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/211957

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 28.6 x W. 41.1 cm (11 1/4 x 16 3/16 in.)
mounting, inlcuding suspension core and roller ends: H. 121 x W. 59.6 cm (47 5/8 x 23 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Yamanaka and Company, Kyoto, (until 1934)], sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Roberts, 1934, gift; to Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (1934-1948), 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

2013.54

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

A cresting wave rendered in strokes of black ink rises up above the water’s surface before the faint silhouette of a red sun. The background is plain and unembellished. A tiny signature and seal appears at the lower left of this very simple composition.

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