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Asian Art
Calligrapher: Rai Itsuan, Japanese, 1801–1856
Calligraphy: One of a pair of screens
ca. 1850
Six-panel folding screen: ink on paper, gold paper mounting
69 5/16 × 150 13/16 in. (176 × 383 cm)
Gift of Alex Kerr, B.A. 1974
2016.87.23.1
Geography:
Japan
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Japanese
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification:
Calligraphy
Provenance:
Alex Kerr collection, Kyoto, Japan. Purchased from Kyoto auction houses and art dealers since the 1970s.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
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.
