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Tokaido gojusan tsui
(Japan and Korea )
The artist Matabei, featured in the upper left corner, looks down with consternation as his subjects come to life. A dancing Wisteria Maiden is surrounded by a warrior, a devil, a blind "shamisen" player, and a singer. These are all popular subjects of folk paintings produced in the town of Otsu and sold as souvenirs to travelers.
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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.
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (36.2 x 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991
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.
95.596