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Twilight in the Village, Nara, 1953

Asano Takeji (Japanese, 1900 - 1998) (Artist)
Unsodo Han (Japanese) (Publisher)
Shinmi Saburo (Japanese) (Artist)
Okura Hanbei (Japanese) (Engraver (Printmaker))
1953
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(Japan and Korea )

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[Title] Top left margin, in Japanese; [Watermark] Top left corner: Gei; [Seal] Right margin, for the publisher: Unsodo Han; [Seal] Right margin, for the printer: suri Shinmi; [Seal] Right margin, for the carver: hori Okura; [Date] Right margin, in Japanese; [Signature] Bottom right corner: Takeji ga; [Title] Bottom margin, in English: TWILIGHT IN THE VILLAGE . NARA

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Frank C. Ferris, March 1960-April 1961, Seoul, South Korea; by bequest to Caren Ferris, Elliott City, MD, August 1994; given to Walters Art Museum, 2018.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/16/2018 Examination examined for acquisition
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Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall: H: 10 13/16 × W: 15 15/16 in. (27.4 × 40.5 cm); Image: H: 9 3/8 × W: 14 3/16 in. (23.8 × 36.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Frank C. Ferris family, 2018

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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2018.7.4

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