Isle of the Immortals

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Isle of the Immortals

Japan, 19th century
Paintings; scrolls
Hanging scroll; gold on indigo dyed silk
Image: 42 1/4 × 14 in. (107.32 × 35.56 cm) Mount: 73 3/8 × 19 1/4 in. (186.37 × 48.9 cm)
Gift of Kochukyo in Honor of the Opening of the Pavilion for Japanese Art (M.88.186)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Tadashi, Kobayashi.  Rimpa Painting: Landscapes, Birds and Animals. Kyoto, Japan:  Shikosha Publishing Co., Ltd.,  1991.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Tadashi, Kobayashi.  Rimpa Painting: Landscapes, Birds and Animals. Kyoto, Japan:  Shikosha Publishing Co., Ltd.,  1991.
  • Gluckman, Dale Carolyn and Sharon Sadako Takeda et al. When Art Became Fashion: Kosode in Edo-Period Japan. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992.
  • Kono, Motoaki. Suzuki Kiitsu: Rinpa o koeta isai. Tokyo: Tokyo Bijutsu, 2015. 
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