Utsusemi (A Molted Cicada Shell)
Kano Takanobu, Japanese, 1571 - 1618
late 16th - early 17th century, Momoyama Period
Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper
Overall: 64 1/2 × 150 in. (163.8 × 381 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2024.81.4
Portfolio / Series Title
Chapter 3 from The Tale of Genji
Geography
Place Made: Japan, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Asia
Painting
Not on view
Course History
Art History 62.30, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 62.12, Japanese Prints, Allen Hockley, Spring 2023
Art History 62.30, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 62.12, Japanese Prints, Allen Hockley, Summer 2023
Exhibition History
Mystic Peak: Selections from the Bernstein Collection of Japanese Art, A Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein Collection, Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 21, 2021–January 30, 2022.
Publication History
John R. Stomberg, A Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein collection; Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art, 2021, fig. 5.9, p.69. detail p.60, listed p.100.
Published References
Kyoto National Museum, "Kano Painters of the Momoyama Period: Eitoko's Legacy," April 7- May 17, 2015, Cat.# 54
Provenance
Kokon, Inc. (Koichi Yanagi) until 2004; sold to Bernstein Collection
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