Famous Elephants Imported from India at Play (Tenjiku torai dayhyoban zo no giyu)

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Object Details

Artist

Kawanabe Kyosai 河鍋暁斎 (1831-1889)

Label

This delightful image shows elephants cavorting in various likely and unlikely poses, many of them anthropomorphic. One writes the title of the print with a calligraphic brush, while another wears the mask of a fox on the end of its trunk. Chinese attendants participate in the elephants' playful antics.

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Credit Line

Bequest of Florence Leonhart

Date

1862

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

S2007.1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 36 x 24.7 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 in)

Origin

Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

playing

elephant

Edo period (1615 - 1868)

Japan

ukiyo-e

Japanese Art

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f21d7efa-a7fe-4c5f-8f08-ae479ab47799

Record ID

fsg_S2007.1