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Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
1852 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
One of a set of triplets who grows up in the circle of the great calligrapher Sugawara Michizane, Sakuramaru enters the service of a prince. Eventually he performs ritual suicide because he feels responsible for the unjust exiling of Sugawara. Sakuramaru is wearing a cherry-blossom patterned kimono (sakura means "cherry tree").
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 13/16 x 9 1/2 in. (35.08 x 24.13 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.
95.765
