Okänd konstnär, diptyk, del av Makimono. Japan, Edo (1603-1868).

From the Collection of Ebba-Stina Kiku Gadelius (1916-2022), thence by descent.
The foundation of the collection was laid by her father Knut Gadelius (1864-1932), who founded the Gadelius company.
Ebba was the third child of Knut Gadelius, she was born in Tokyo and grew up in Japan. She herself had a career as an artist and textile designer both in the USA and France and her design and art was strongly influcenced by her early years in Japan. The black and white image shows her (girl in white coat to the left) and her siblings and nannys on a trip to the Big Buddha.

Exhibited at Svensk Japanska sällskapet, at the 1931 exhibit of Japanese art at Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. Catalogue no 43, then listed to be owned by Ebbas father Dir. Knut Gadelius. Depicted in the catalogue.