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Iris

Date1624-1673
Maker Kitagawa Sosetsu Japanese, ca. 1623 - 1674, probably lived between Kanei (1624) and Kanbun (1673) eras
Object number55.54
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. 142 "Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 128
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. 128.
Dimensions25 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (65.41 x 28.58 cm) Overall h.: 58 in. Overall w.: 15 1/8 in.
MediumColor and gold on paper
Photo: Spike Mafford
Kitagawa Sosetsu
18th century
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Photo: Scott Leen
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
French
18th century
Object number: 47.29
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 34.88
Photo: Spike Mafford
Japanese
early 18th century
Object number: 91.105
Photo: Spike Mafford
Japanese
17th century?
Object number: 47.81
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
17th century
Object number: 75.38.1
Photo: Spike Mafford
Japanese
second half 17th century
Object number: 75.38.2