Small Card Decorated with Mount Fuji (recto) and Paint Bowl and Brush (verso)

Christopher Grant La Farge

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Object Label

Created for use as calling cards, place cards, or menu cards, these charming items indicate how the “Japan craze” permeated all facets of artistic production. Grant La Farge’s familiarity with Japanese motifs (such as Mount Fuji, chrysanthemums, and bamboo shoots) undoubtedly came from his family. His father, the artist John La Farge, embraced Japanese aesthetics in his own art and also collected and published widely on Japanese art; Grant La Farge’s mother, Margaret, was the grandniece of Commodore Matthew Perry.

Caption

Christopher Grant La Farge American, 1862–1938. Small Card Decorated with Mount Fuji (recto) and Paint Bowl and Brush (verso), ca. 1880. Watercolor and black ink on very thin card stock, 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett, 2001.47.4a-b. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2001.47.4a_PS9.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Small Card Decorated with Mount Fuji (recto) and Paint Bowl and Brush (verso)

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Watercolor and black ink on very thin card stock

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8 x 11 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett

Accession Number

2001.47.4a-b

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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