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Fourteen Actors
1840-1842 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The print supplies the names of the Kabuki-theatre actors. Originally there were even more figures--this print was once part of a triptych.
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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.
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
13 7/8 x 9 9/16 in. (35.24 x 24.29 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.
95.515