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Wolf in Rain (Uchū ōkami no zu 雨中狼の図),

19th century

Numata Kashū 沼田荷舟, 1838–1901, born Tokyo, Japan; active Tokyo and Shikoku; died Japan
2025-125

Information

Title
Wolf in Rain (Uchū ōkami no zu 雨中狼の図)
Dates

19th century

Maker
Numata Kashū 沼田荷舟
Medium
Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 140.3 × 55.6 cm (55 1/4 × 21 7/8 in.) mount: 210.2 × 70.2 cm (82 3/4 × 27 5/8 in.) width with roller knobs: 74.9 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Jr. Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
2025-125
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: Kashū 荷舟
Inscription
Inscriptions: [on box lid] ‘Painted by Numata Kashū’ (Numata Kashū hitsu 沼田荷舟筆)
Culture
Japanese
Period
Meiji
Type
hanging scrolls, paintings
Subject
landscapes (representations), rain, wolves

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