Bat
Bat

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Princeton Collects

Bat,

early 19th century

Okamoto Toyohiko, 1773–1815
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2024-53

Information

Title
Bat
Dates

early 19th century

Maker
Okamoto Toyohiko
Medium
Fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll
Dimensions
Painting: 14.4 × 46 cm (5 11/16 × 18 1/8 in.) mount: 50.8 × 71.1 cm (20 × 28 in.) mount width (with rollers): 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David B. Long in honor of Cary Y. Liu, Class of 1978 and Graduate School Class of 1997
Object Number
2024-53
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
fans (costume accessories), painting

[Unknown antique shop, Pine Island, NY]; purchased by Charles Vilnis, early 1990s [1]; [Boston Book Company, Boston, MA, early 1990s - 2023]; purchased by David B. Long, 2023; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

[1] Charles Vilnis is a Principal at Boston Book Company.

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