Pumpkin Vine and Horse Fly
ca. 1825-1833
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 35 × 54.4 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-126385
Hokusai painted this small work after he reached the age of sixty. Its composition, brushwork, and color demonstrate perfect technical control. The inclusion of a flying insect resembles the formula that Hokusai adopted in his "Large Flowers" print series in the 1830s. This painting was among the first group of Hokusai works purchased by Charles Lang Freer in 1898. Freer had already developed a t…
Provenance
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Registry history
- ca. 1825-1833 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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