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Heron and Kingfisher

Heron and Kingfisher

17th century

Kenko Shokei (Keishoki)

Japanese, active ca.1470 - 1520

Ink on paper
31 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. (80.96 x 33.66 cm)
Overall: 69 x 18 3/4 in. (175.3 x 47.6 cm)
Gift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
56.202
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Dec. 10, 2021 - July 24, 2022].
Published 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. 93

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