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Tokyo kaika kyoga meisho
1881 (Meiji)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Fans at a sumo tournament in Higashiryogoku, excited by their man's victory, throw robes from the balcony. A little boy cries in the commotion. Perhaps his pants got tossed by mistake.
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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.
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
7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.42 x 24.13 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.
95.433