Turtles swimming
Hatta Koshū was a native of Kyoto, who studied with Maruyama Ōkyo and was known for his figures as well as his depictions of flowers and fish, which he executed with a soft, delicate touch and great skill with his brush. He was also a book illustrator and was honoured with the title ‘hokkyō’, the third-highest rank awarded to artists in the Edo period.
Details
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Title
Turtles swimming
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Artist/maker
Maruyama-Shijō School (active late 18th century - late 19th century)Hatta Koshū (1760 - 1822) -
Associated place
Kyoto (place of creation) -
Date
early 19th century -
Material and technique
ink and light colour on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 36.5 x 55.5 cm (height x width)
painting 24.3 x 52 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Dr Michael Harari, from the collection of his father, Ralph Harari, 1981.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.5405
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Further reading
Katz, Janice, Japanese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, with an introductory essay by Oliver Impey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2003), supp. no. 15 on p. 205, illus. p. 205 fig. 15
Hillier, J., The Harari Collection of Japanese Paintings and Drawings, copyright owned by Michael Harari, 3 vols (London: Lund Humphries, 1973), no. 330 on p. 556, illus. p. 558 fig. 330
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