Bullfrog

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Bullfrog

Artist Matsumoto Hoji (Japanese, ?-1800)

Place of OriginJapan

Dateabout 1785

DimensionsH: 49 5/8 in. (126 cm); W: 11 in. (28 cm)

MediumHanging scroll, ink on paper

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchased 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

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Label TextMatsumoto 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.