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Nihon banzai: Hyakusen hyakusho
1895 (Meiji)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This "machine" shows the Chinese army facing forward with blindfolds and controlled by a leader who is all too ready to retreat.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 5/8 x 10 in. (37.15 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 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.
95.437