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Mitate junishi no uchi
1852 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
In each of the prints of this series, Kuniyoshi chose an appropriate character in a play to represent the year. In this case, the word for "boar" is part of Inosuke's name.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 x 24.77 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.
95.485