Bullfrog
Artist: Matsumoto Hoji (Japanese, ?-1800)
Date: about 1785
Dimensions:
H: 49 5/8 in. (126 cm); W: 11 in. (28 cm)
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchased in honor of Rita Kern with funds given by Robert Bell, Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz, Mrs. Alvin Bippus, Eastman & Smith Ltd./ David and Cynthia Krock, Mary Lou Fox, Mrs. Margaret J. Hiett, Posy Huebner, Susan and Thomas Palmer, Dorothy MacKenzie Price, Carolyn and Richard Putney, Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Sanderling, Mrs. Georgia Welles, Mr. Carl White and Mrs. Kathleen Carroll White, Patricia Whitesides, Mrs. Marilynn Willey, and Roger E. Wyman
Object number: 2010.15
Label Text:Matsumoto Hoji collected frogs—pet frogs as well as frog-themed ornaments. He also painted them, in a wonderful, whimsical, and spare style. The frog is an auspicious symbol in Japanese culture and a harbinger of spring.
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