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Tea harvest
Kakemono
Lost Art-ID
594102
Artist / Creator
Iwasa, Matabei
Birth
1578, Itami (Settsu)
Death
20.07.1650, Tokio
Place of activity
Fukui; Edo
Title
Tea harvest
Additional title
Kakemono
Dating
1600/1650
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Colour polychrome ; Fabric (Silk) / mounted
Height
80.00 cm
Width
39.00 cm
Description
Rising terrain lost in the mist. The peaks and ridges of high mountain ranges rise out of the mist. On the lower slopes, girls are busy harvesting tea, individually and in groups. An old man leans on his stick and watches them work. From above, a distinguished gentleman comes down the hill with his armed companions. The painting on brownish silk is colourful. The robes of the figures are decorated with gold. Framed
Provenance
acquired by Ginsberg from Rex & Co., Berlin (no date of purchase); [...] - 1942 Ostasiatica collection Herbert Ginsberg, Berlin; in 1942 large parts of the Ginsberg collection were confiscated in Rotterdam by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Wiedergutmachungsakte im Landesarchiv Berlin: LAB, B Rep. 025-02 Nr. 233/57; undatierter Katalog (um Nov. 1929), in: DigiBaeck, Leo Baeck Institute New York (LBI NY), Gilbert Family Collection, AR 1028/MF 818, Box 7, folder 4, S. 690-921
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