Gourd plant

Details

• Title

  Gourd plant

• Artist/maker

  Kokubu Bun'yū (1823 - 1900)

  Maruyama-Shijō School (active late 18th century - late 19th century)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 19th century

• Material and technique

  ink and colour on silk; mounted on cardboard

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › paper › cardboard

• Technique index

  woven;

  covered › coated › painted;

  drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing

• Object type

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  visual representation › painting

• Dimensions

  mount 55.5 x 40.5 cm (height x width)
  painting 42.5 x 33.8 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean, and Mr and Mrs J. Hillier, 1973.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1973.21

Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more

Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us