Tomioka Tessai. Huaisu Writing on a Banana Leaf, 1918. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 53 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (134.9 × 32.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (210.5 × 45.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (210.5 × 50.5 cm). Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022, 2022.432.1. arr.

Huaisu Writing on a Banana Leaf

1918

Tomioka Tessai

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tomioka Tessai
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Medium: Hanging scroll, Ink, color on paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Taishō Period
Dimensions: Image: 53 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (134.9 × 32.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (210.5 × 45.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (210.5 × 50.5 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2022.432.1
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022
Rights Statement: arr