Snail

Suzuki Shônen (mentioned on object), 1859 - 1918

With energetic brushwork Suzuki Shonen enlarged the snail until it filled the picture plane. This bravura is also expressed in the enormous signature, and emphasized again in the text of the seal: ‘one sheet out of a thousand, painted in a one day.’ Shonen would have been a young man when he accomplished this tour de force.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2015-2-10
  • Dimensionsheight 100 cm x width 50.2 cm, height 175 cm x width 42 cm, height 8 cm x width 51.5 cm x depth 8.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicssumi and colour on paper on bronze silk mounting, wooden rollers in modern box [2461//41]

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Snail
    • Snail (katatsumuri)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2015-2-10

  • Description

    Hangrolschildering in moderne doos.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature
    • seal

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Suzuki Shônen (mentioned on object), Japan

  • Dating

    1859 - 1918

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    sumi and colour on paper on bronze silk mounting, wooden rollers in modern box [2461//41]

  • Dimensions

    • height 100 cm x width 50.2 cm
    • height 175 cm x width 42 cm
    • height 8 cm x width 51.5 cm x depth 8.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.P. Filedt Kok, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 2015-12-15

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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