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Tokuan
Bullfrog and Poem1926, summer

Not on view
Hanging scroll with ink painting of a toad amid loose brushwork foliage, with bold cursive calligraphy and red seals above on cream paper
Artist or Maker
Tokuan
Japan, 1856-1931
Artist or Maker
Hoshino Chokuō
Japan, 1866-1937
Title
Bullfrog and Poem
Date Made
1926, summer
Period
Taishō period (1912-1926)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Image: 48 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (122.5 × 36.2 cm) Mount: 75 9/16 × 19 1/8 in. (192 × 48.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Herman
Accession Number
M.2016.158
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.