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Shitennoji garan kagami
(Japan and Korea )
Akaimaru was a warrior in the service of Lord Umaya, the villain in the play, "Shitennoji garan kagami." This play was performed in March 1849 to celebrate the 233rd anniversary of the founding of Shitennoji, the first Buddhist temple in Osaka.
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Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 1/16 x 6 15/16 in. (25.5 x 17.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
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.
95.76