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Priest Nanquan (Nansen) threatening to kill a cat
Priest Nanquan (Nansen) threatening to kill a cat

Priest Nanquan (Nansen) threatening to kill a cat

Artist Kaihō Yūshō Japanese, 1533 - 1615
Place of OriginJapan
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsImage: H. 39 3/4 in × W. 17 7/16 in (101 cm × 44.3 cm)
Overall: H. 71 1/4 in × W. 19 1/4 in (181 cm × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.58
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
SignedSealed: "Kaihō, Yūshō"
InscribedFour-line inscription signed: "Sakino Daitoku Hōshuku Sōchin kore o daisho" (Inscribed by Hōshuku Sōchin (d. 1617) formerly at Daitokuji)
Text Entries
Milne Henderson, London, until 1986; sold to George Gund III, March 7, 1986; donated to the AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.