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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2020.252.1
People
Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭, Japanese (1851 - 1918)
Title
Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months (right)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
screen, painting
Date
ca. 1890
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Meiji era, 1868-1912
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/369285

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Right screen of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
each screen: 172 × 362 cm (67 11/16 × 142 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • seal: on each panel: 省亭 (Seitei)
  • signature: on each panel: 省亭 (Seitei)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private Collection, Kantō region, Japan (1931-2018), sold; to [Shibunkaku Ltd., Kyoto (2018-2019)], sold; to [Grace Tsumugi Gallery, London (2019-2020)], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2020
Object Number
2020.252.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Right hand screen (right to left):
First month: Chickens and pine
Second month: Bush warbler and plum
Third month: Small birds (probably wagtails) and cherry blossoms
Fourth month: Butterflies and peonies
Fifth month: Snipe and iris
Sixth month: Swallows and willow

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