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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.568
People
Traditionally attributed to Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽, Japanese (1602 - 1674)
Title
Copy of Toba Sojo's (1053-1140) "Penis and Fart Competition" (Nankon hohi kurabe)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Nankon hohi kurabe
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, handscroll
Date
Early Edo period, dated 1674
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211443

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
13.6 x 533.6 cm (5 3/8 x 210 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: inscription and colophon

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.568
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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