"World's Greatest Circus"

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Object Details

Artist

Utagawa Masanobu

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Credit Line

Gift of Olga Hirshhorn

Date

1886

Period

Meiji era

Accession Number

S1993.47a-c

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W (overall): 35.1 x 71.4 cm (13 13/16 x 28 1/8 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

tiger

horse

elephant

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

Japan

Japanese Art

equestrian

triptych

circus

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30a20025d-a7c6-4885-a5e3-383ec3ede598

Record ID

fsg_S1993.47a-c