PaintingsJapanese19th century

The Ivy Way through Mount Utsu (Utsuyama)

c. 1815

Artists

Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and sprinkled gold on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image only: H. 138.4 x W. 145.5 cm (54 1/2 x 57 5/16 in.) with mount: H. 157.5 x W. 164.5 cm (62 x 64 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Ishiguro Gallery Co., Ltd, Tokyo, by 1999], sold; to Robert and Betsy Feinberg, Bethesda, MD (1999-2016), gift; to Harvard Art Museums.

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