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Branch of Cherry Blossoms
Branch of Cherry Blossoms

Branch of Cherry Blossoms

Dateearly 18th century
Maker Ogata Kenzan Japanese, 1663 - 1743
Object number55.53
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Refined Harmony: Decorative Arts from the Edo Period", March 7, 2003 - March 23, 2004 Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 135Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 146 "Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 135
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection "Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 135.
Dimensions13 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (34.29 x 47.63 cm) Overall h.: 48 in. Overall w.: 24 1/8 in.
MediumColor on paper
Cake tray
Ogata Kenzan
early 18th century
Object number: 52.134
Cake tray:  wild orchid
Ogata Kenzan
early 18th century
Object number: 52.165
Rectangular plate
Ogata Kenzan
18th century, before 1743
Object number: 35.52
Rectangular plate
Ogata Kenzan
18th century, before 1743
Object number: 35.53
Cake plate with three pines design
Ogata Kenzan
early 18th century
Object number: 52.166
Cake tray:  single bamboo
Ogata Kenzan
early 18th century
Object number: 36.55
Cake plate with plum design
Ogata Kenzan
early 18th century
Object number: 36.56
Noh dance fan with cherry blossoms
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 46.183
Picnicking under Cherry Blossoms and Boating on the Sumida River
Miyagawa School
mid-1700s
Object number: 62.133.1
Picnicking under Cherry Blossoms and Boating on the Sumida River
Miyagawa School
mid-1700s
Object number: 62.133.2