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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.941
People
Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山, Japanese (1787 - 1867)
Title
Old Man Conversing with Two Sparrows: Tongue-Cut Sparrow (Shita-kiri suzume), from the series Folktales of Wisdom, Benevolence and Courage (Mukashi banashi chijinyū)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Mukashi banashi chijinyū: Shita-kiri suzume
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print, surimono
Date
Edo period, mid 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/208287

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono; ink and color on paper
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Kikugawa Eizan

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.941
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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