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Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

late 19th century · On paper · Asian Art

These sketches in the distinctive drawing style of Kawanabe Kyōsai appear to be preliminary drawings for an illustrated book. Like the images of dancers in the Met’s collection (37.119.6), they were formerly in the collection of his pupil Mano Kyōtei (Yasokichi, 1874/5–1937).

Artist

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

Date

late 19th century

Medium

On paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1937