PaintingsJapanese19th century

Viewing Cold Mountains at Dusk (Kanzan banchō)

early to mid-19th century

Artists

Takaku AigaiArtist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 99.8 × W. 28 cm (39 5/16 × 11 in.) overall mounting, including roller ends and suspension cord: H. 176.4 × W. 46.8 cm (69 7/16 × 18 7/16 in.)

Provenance

William Crout, Cambridge, MA (before 1987-2016), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

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