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Artist:
Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 (1847-1915)  Search this
Publisher:
Hara Tane'aki  Search this
Morimoto Junsaburo  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 36.3 x 24 cm (14 5/16 x 9 7/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1882
Period:
Meiji era
Description:
Believed to have been created by Robert Muller, two typed sheets included in portfolio case:
PORTFOLIO NO.63
ARTIST SUBJECT DATE
A complete set of the one hundred faces by Kiyochika consisting of two series as mentioned below:
Shinpan Sanju Nise, "New Edition 32 faces" consisting of eight sheets published by Hara Taneaki. Dated Meiji 15th year; and Sanju Niso Tsuika Hyakumanso, "Hundred Faces Supplements to thirty two faces" consisting of seventeen sheets published by two publishers Hara Saneaki and Morimoto Junsabure; dated Meiji 15th and 16th years.
The subject below mentioned is to correspond with the fiure first one from the left on the upper line of each sheet.
[Then follows the description/title of the upper left vignette of each print]
Signatures:
Kiyochika hitsu
Inscriptions:
Written vertically in pencil, presumably by Muller, along edge of bottom mat board:
2. bashful "somebody is looking at me"
3. melancholic mood
3. melancholic mood
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Topic:
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
Japan  Search this
caricature  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Robert O. Muller collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Robert O. Muller Collection
Accession Number:
S2003.8.1375.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3905c5611-3346-4c3e-afab-a49d7534ae84
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.1375.9