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Object Details

Artist

Kawanabe Kyosai 河鍋暁斎 (1831-1889)

Publisher

Sawamura Seikichi

Provenance

To 2003

Robert O. Muller

From 2003

National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution by bequest from Robert O. Muller [1]

Notes:

[1] Accessioned on December 14, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file. From 2003-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Exhibition History

The Worlds of Dreams: Modern Japanese Engravings from the Collection of Robert O. Muller (October 26, 2006 to January 7, 2007)

Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection (November 06, 2004 to January 7, 2007)

Previous custodian or owner

Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)

Credit Line

Robert O. Muller Collection

Date

ca. 1870

Period

Meiji era

Accession Number

S2003.8.493

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 37.5 x 25.1 cm (14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

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