Gourd with Seals

Rai San’yô, 1790 - 1832

Rai Sanyo was a Confucian scholar, poet, author, and calligrapher. He also owned a large collection of seals. Impressions of his many seals were recorded in books and handscrolls. Here, 57 examples fill, as it were, a hanging gourd.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2015-2-9
  • Dimensionsheight 207 cm x width 32.8 cm, height 123.5 cm x width 43.3 cm, height 7.5 cm x width 52 cm x depth 8 cm
  • Physical characteristicssumi on paper on grey/beige damask with Box [1693//33]

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Gourd with Seals
    • Gourd with 57 seals

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2015-2-9

  • Description

    Object met 57 zegels in doos.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Rai San’yô, Japan

  • Dating

    1790 - 1832

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    sumi on paper on grey/beige damask with Box [1693//33]

  • Dimensions

    • height 207 cm x width 32.8 cm
    • height 123.5 cm x width 43.3 cm
    • height 7.5 cm x width 52 cm x depth 8 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.P. Filedt Kok, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 2015-12-15

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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