PaintingsJapanese17th century

Tan’yu shukuzu (Sketches by Tan'yu)

17th century

Artists

Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

29 × 1070 cm (11 7/16 × 421 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Victor Hauge, Virginia, (by 1999), sold; to [Mr. Tajima, London Gallery, Tokyo, 1999-2019)], gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019.

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