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Asian Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Artist: Satake Kaikai, Japanese, 1738–1790
Calligraphy
2nd half 18th century
Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
without mounting (Each): 41 1/8 × 11 1/4 in.(104.5 × 28.5 cm)
with mounting: 65 3/4 in. (167 cm)
with rollers: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
Purchased with an anonymous gift
2012.74.1a-b
Geography:
Japan
Culture:
Japanese
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification:
Calligraphy
Provenance:
Yamazoe Tenkodo, Kyoto, Japan; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. purchase in 2012.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
