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The Puppeteer Kiritake Monjūrō with the Puppet Jihei (Right) and Other Puppeteers with Osui, the Daughter of Jihei (Center) and Koharu (Left)

1954

Artists

Sekino Jun'ichirō 関野準一郎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Shōwa era, 1926-1989

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Frame: 70 × 82 × 5 cm (27 9/16 × 32 5/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

C. Adrian Rübel, Boston (by 1978) by descent; to his daughter, Adrienne Rubel Mohrig, Northfield, Minnesota (1978-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Note: C. (Charles) Adrian Rübel (1903-1978, Harvard Class of 1926)

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