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Bamboo

Kishi Ganku, early 19th century

3.76 m × 1.07 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.2 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.07 m
Width: 3.76 m
Medium: Pair of six-panel screens; ink and gold leaf on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Japan
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Each: 178 × 376 cm (70 × 148 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 3.76 m × 1.78 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Russell Tyson Purchase Fund income

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 3.76 m × 1.07 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made early 19th century. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Russell Tyson Purchase Fund income.
How was it made?: Pair of six-panel screens; ink and gold leaf on paper, made in Japan, Japanese (culture or style).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.