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Nagasawa Rosetsu
A Jellyfish Like the Moonlate 18th century

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Hanging scroll with ink wash painting of a bald, ghost-like figure in profile, rendered in fluid black and gray brushstrokes on cream paper, with a Japanese signature and red seal
Hanging scroll with bold cursive Japanese calligraphy in black ink on pale beige paper, three characters descending vertically, with a small red seal at the bottom.
Artist or Maker
Nagasawa Rosetsu
Japan, 1754-1799
Title
A Jellyfish Like the Moon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 38 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (97.79 x 23.17 cm); Mount: 66 1/2 x 12 in. (168.91 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of George and Lillian Kuwayama
Accession Number
AC1999.225.1
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.