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Triptych: Seizing an Arrow
(Japan and Korea )
The figure in the middle grabs an arrow--but when and why is not known. The three actors, each in fringed robes, are Bando Hikosaburo V, Sawamura Tanosuke, and Kawarazaki Gonjuro, but the play in which they are appearing has not been identified.
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Provenance
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Mr. Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
each panel: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.83 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.319