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Letter

Artist Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 (Japanese, 1791 - 1875)

DateMeiji Period

Place of originJapan

MediumInk on paper

Dimensions6 1/8 x 11 in. (15.5 x 28 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment

Object number2013.19.3

Collections

ASIAN

Visual Descriptionhanging scroll with mounted letter

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Hanging scroll of ink-and-color on paper with inscription

Lightning Bugs Amidst Grasses

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Wooden Serving Plates

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Milky white-glazed ceramic mimicking the shape of a crescent moon–shaped basket with calligraphic inscriptions on two sides.

Hanging Basket

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

c. 1870

Footed cream-colored glazed ceramic vessel with textured surface and poetic inscription.

Sweets Bowl (Kashiki)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

late 19th century

Dish

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Side-handled teapot (kyusu) with water cooler (yusamashi) and five cups (meiwan)

Sencha Set (tea set)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Glazed ceramic container with applied ceramic frog and incised decoration

Used Water Container (Kensui)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Glazed ceramic with water kettle and brazier

Water Kettle and Brazier (Furogama)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

An incense container in the shape of a tanuki (raccoon-dog).

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

An incense container in the shape of a turtle.

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月

19th century

Album with 13 leaves depicting sites with commoners

Thirteen Famous Sites in Edo

Ogata Gekkō 尾形月耕

1913

Thirteen Stations of the Tokaido Road

Ogata Gekkō 尾形月耕

1919