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Lake Biwa, Japan

Watercolour
ca. 1889 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour entitled 'Lake Biwa, Japan' depicting a small number of boats on the lake, rendered in pale tones. Signed by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLake Biwa, Japan (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour entitled 'Lake Biwa, Japan' by Sir Alfred East. British School, ca. 1889.
Physical description
Watercolour entitled 'Lake Biwa, Japan' depicting a small number of boats on the lake, rendered in pale tones. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10in
  • Width: 14.25in
Marks and inscriptions
Alfred East (Signed lower left corner)
Credit line
Prescott Hewett Gift
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Johnson, Paul and McConkey, Kenneth. Alfred East- Lyrical Landscape Painter. Bristol: Sansom & Company, 2009.
Collection
Accession number
393-1891

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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