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Mitate junishi no uchi
1852 (late Edo)
color pigments and ink on mulberry paper
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Kabuki actors are depicted in the roles of Kingoro in the background and Osan in the foreground. The play is unidentified.
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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.
C. R. Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques Shop, Timonium, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Carolyn Smith, 1990, by purchase [from C. R. Snell]; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Carolyn Smith, 1996
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.
95.838