Sakai Hoitsu, Moon and Autumn Plants
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Sakai Hoitsu

Moon and Autumn Plants

early 19th century

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
142 × 50 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-125007

Flowering plants and autumn grasses posed against the backdrop of a hazy autumn moon was a popular subject for Hoitsu; close variations are found both as individual paintings and as elements of larger ensembles representing the birds and flowers of the twelve months.

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • early 19th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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