Painting

13208

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 13208
Current Location On Loan
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Goseda Horyu II 五姓田芳柳
Period 19th Century
Date Made c. 1893
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Watercolor
Technique Watercolor
Description

One of a set of large paintings in watercolor depicting archaeological finds and sites from Japan (13203-13218). Mounted Board No. VI. There are eleven numbered illustrations showing tomb paintings, the outside features of a burial site, a mirror with five bells, two horse trappings, and a stone pillow (石枕).

Height 77.47 cm
Width 111.76 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Japanese Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

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