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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Scene with Gesture Sketches (Manga) Above
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Scene with Gesture Sketches (Manga) Above

Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861)
CultureJapanese
Date1813-1861
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 14 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (37.8 x 26.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 7/8 x 15 in. (50.5 x 38.1 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right with red horsechestnut stamp to left of signature.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry
Object number36.8.53
On View
Not on view
DescriptionPrint with 28 small figures in 8 lines with lines of red characters between at the top. Below them is a seated man and a man & woman stepping and jestering around him.

Label TextUtagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, 1798-1861 Scene with Gesture Sketches (Manga) Above Woodblock print on paper Gift of Dr. James C. Perry 36.8.53Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
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