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painting
Object Type
painting
Museum number
1881,1210,0.1866
Description
Sketch. Turtles being executed by other creatures. Ink and colour on paper. According to the catalogue, signed and seal.
Producer name
Attributed to:
Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
Production date
1879
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
15 inches
Width:
21 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Clark 1993 / Demon of Painting: The Art of Kawanabe Kyosai
(BW 33)
BM 1910 / Guide to an Exhibition of Chinese and Japanese Paintings (Fourth to Nineteenth Century AD) in the Print and Drawing Gallery
(212)
Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 1 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan
(188)
Tokyo Edo 1990 / Daiei Hakubutsukan hizō "Edo bijutsuten" : Edo Tōkyō 400-nen kinen (Special Collection of the British Museum: Exhibition of Edo Arts)
(49)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan; 'Commemorating the 120th Memorial of Kawanabe Kyosai'; 8 Apr- 11 May 2008.
Subjects
reptile
animal
execution
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Prof William Anderson
Acquisition date
1881
Acquisition notes
The collection of over 2,000 Japanese and Chinese paintings assembled by Prof. William Anderson during his residency in Japan, 1873-1880, was acquired by the Museum in 1881. The items were not listed in the register, but rather were published separately as the 'Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese Paintings in the British Museum' (Longmans & Co, 1886).
Department
Asia
Registration number
1881,1210,0.1866
Additional IDs
Asia painting number:
Jap.Ptg.1634
(Japanese Painting Number)