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Title

Calligraphy: Mount Fuji

1860

Artist

Nukina Kaioku

Japan

1778 – 1863

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1860
    Media categories
    Scroll , Calligraphy
    Materials used
    hanging scroll; ink on paper
    Dimensions
    169.0 x 85.0 cm image; 224.0 x 101.0 x 110.6 cm scroll
    Signature & date

    Signed u.r.corner, in Japanese [stamped in red ink] "[artist's seal]". Not dated.
    Signed c.l., in Japanese [inscribed in ink] "Shûô ...[artist's seal]". Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Klaus Naumann in memory of Kenneth and Yasuko Myer 1993
    Location
    South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    237.1993
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Nukina Kaioku

    Works in the collection

    1

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Art of the brush, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 23 Sep 1995–12 Nov 1995

    • Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication