Two-panel Ando (Sliding Door Panels):Butterflies
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Two-panel Ando (Sliding Door Panels):Butterflies, 19th century. A pair of two-panel Ando (sliding door panels), opaque colors and lacquer on gold paper, Image: 9 1/4 x 32 3/4 in. (23.5 x 83.2 cm) Each Panel: 11 3/4 x 34 x 1 1/8 in. (29.8 x 86.4 x 2.9 cm) Box: 3 1/2 x 35 x 12 3/4 in. (8.9 x 88.9 x 32.4 cm) Image: 9 1/8 x 32 3/8". Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Gilmartin, 2003.51a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Two-panel Ando (Sliding Door Panels):Butterflies
Date
19th century
Period
Meiji Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
A pair of two-panel Ando (sliding door panels), opaque colors and lacquer on gold paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/4 x 32 3/4 in. (23.5 x 83.2 cm) Each Panel: 11 3/4 x 34 x 1 1/8 in. (29.8 x 86.4 x 2.9 cm) Box: 3 1/2 x 35 x 12 3/4 in. (8.9 x 88.9 x 32.4 cm) Image: 9 1/8 x 32 3/8"
Signatures
Artist's signature and seal at left (Zeshin)
Markings
Seal: Shin
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Gilmartin
Accession Number
2003.51a-b
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