Tenjin Travelling to China

Ike no Taiga Japanese
Inscription by Kō Fuyō Japanese
1763
Not on view

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Object Information
  • 池大雅筆 高芙蓉賛 渡唐天神図
  • Title:
    Tenjin Travelling to China
  • Artist:
    Ike no Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)
  • Artist:
    Inscription by Kō Fuyō (Japanese, 1722–1784)
  • Period:
    Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date:
    1763
  • Culture:
    Japan
  • Medium:
    Hanging scroll; ink on paper
  • Dimensions:
    Image: 49 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (124.7 × 28.5 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 76 1/2 × 16 in. (194.3 × 40.6 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 76 1/2 × 17 5/8 in. (194.3 × 44.8 cm)
  • Classification:
    Paintings
  • Credit Line:
    Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
  • Object Number:
    2025.795.11
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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