A Tale of Two Collectors: Hara Tomitaro and Charles Freer

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Summary

Special issue devoted to Art Collecting. Article discusses Charles Lang Freer's 1907 visit to Sannotani, the Yokohama estate of the art collector Hara Tomitaro (1868-1937). Explores parallels between Hara's Sannotani, open to the public daily, and Freer's conception of his gift to the Smithsonian. Article is beautifully illustrated with color images of both art works and architecture that Freer would have seen on his trip.

Subject

  • Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919
  • Tomitaro, Hara

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery publication

Contained within

Asian Art Vol. 4, no. 4 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Fall 1991

Topic

Benefactors

Physical description

pp. 29-49

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