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Seichu gishi den
(Japan and Korea )
This print shows Kataoka Dengoemon Takafusa resting on his bloodstained spear, a bloodstained band round his forehead. The title is on a red oblong cartouche, the upper outline is convex and the lower concave. A biographical text by Ippitsu-an is along the upper portion of the print.
Inscription
Provenance
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, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 1/4 x W: 10 1/16 in. (36.2 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.19