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Object Typepainting
Museum number1881,1210,0.1887
DescriptionSketch. Frogs, rabbit and monkey in travesty of sumo match. Ink and colour on paper.
Producer nameAttributed to: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
Cultures/periodsMeiji Era
Production date1879
Production placePainted in: Tokyo-to
Asia: Japan: Honshu: Tokyo-to
Materialspaper
Techniquepainted
DimensionsHeight: 15 inchesWidth: 21 inches
InscriptionsInscription type: signature
Inscription transliteration: Seisei KyosaiInscription type: seal
Inscription transliteration: Yamato-ga
Bibliographic referencesClark 1993 / Demon of Painting: The Art of Kawanabe Kyosai (BW 71)Buckland et al 2006 / A Japanese Menagerie: Animal Pictures by Kawanabe Kyosai (16)Tsuchiya 2014 / Netsuke: 100 Miniature Masterpieces from Japan (p.131)
LocationNot on display
Exhibition historyExhibited:
2022 April - October 2022, BM Mitsubishi Corporation Japanese Galleries
2026 25 Jul- 18 Oct, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japanese Treasures
Subjectsmammalamphibiantravesty/fancy dress
Acquisition namePurchased from: William Anderson
Acquisition date1881
Acquisition notesThe collection of over 2,000 Japanese and Chinese paintings assembled by Prof. William Anderson during his residency in Japan, 1873-1880, was acquired by the Museum in 1881. The items were not listed in the register, but rather were published separately as the 'Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese Paintings in the British…View moreabout acquisition notes
DepartmentAsia
Registration number1881,1210,0.1887
Additional IDsAsia painting number: Jap.Ptg.1672 (Japanese Painting Number)