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Tenka chaya
ca. 1850 (late Edo)
color pigments and ink on mulberry paper
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The villain Homma (center), sent into a rage by a wrist wound he has received from Iori, tortures Iori to death. Homma's servant Gen'emon looks on. This takes place in Act III; in the fourth and final act, Homma and his servant are put to death, and retribution is achieved.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
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.
95.713
