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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.193
People
Dōmoto Inshō, Japanese (1891 - 1975)
Title
Narcissus
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
1st half 20th century
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317587

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Tanzaku (elongated vertical poetry slip) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk, signed Insho and with seal of the artist
Dimensions
H. 35.5 cm x W. 7.0 cm (14 x 2 3/4 in.) -- Tanzaku painting only
H. 145.5 cm x W. 31.2 cm (57 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.) -- Full scroll including hanging triangle and roller bar

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably purchased from Mayuyama, Tokyo, by Saretta Barnet's parents--specifically for Saretta Barnet and her husband Howard--sometime between 1950 and 1970. If not puchaed from Mayuyama, Tokyo, then probably purchased from Mathias Komor, New York, during the same period.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Saretta Barnet
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.193
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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