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Kawanabe Kyōsai

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WA-00286838

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WikidataQ2838030 ULAN500092866

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Tier 2 · Strong source85%

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Artworks (14)

May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)"

1887 · Color woodblock prints; oban triptych

35.7 × 73.2 cm (14 1/16 × 28 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch

1880 · color woodblock print

Overall: 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting Party

1880 · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Painting only: 139 x 69 cm (54 3/4 x 27 3/16 in.); Including mounting: 221 x 97.5 cm (87 x 38 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hell Courtesan

1871 · Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk

Image: 144.2 x 67.6 cm (56 3/4 x 26 5/8 in.); Overall: 233.7 x 92.1 cm (92 x 36 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Battle of Nanba (Nanba senki no uchi)

1871 · Color woodblock print, triptych

Art Institute of Chicago

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Crow on a Blossoming Branch

1868 · Woodblock print

38.3 × 26.3 cm (15 1/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crow on pine branch.

1868 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

188.3 × 53 cm (74 3/16 × 20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu)

1865 · Handscroll; Ink and colors on paper

30 × 965.5 cm (11 13/16 × 380 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Peach Boy from Sketch Album

1855 · Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper

Album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gods of Fortune at Mt. Penglai from Sketch Album

1855 · Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper

Album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch Book

1855 · Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper

Album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wrestling Match from Sketch Album

1855 · Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper

Album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bijin (Beauty), one of six sketches

1831 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

68.2 × 29.6 cm (26 7/8 × 11 11/16 in.); Mount: 114.5 × 37.5 cm (45 1/8 × 14 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Horses in Chinese Style, one of six sketches

1831 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

83.8 × 29 cm (33 × 11 7/16 in.); Mount: 136.5 × 29 cm (53 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 13 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Painting Party
1880 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch
1880 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Gods of Fortune at Mt. Penglai from Sketch Album
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Wrestling Match from Sketch Album
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketch Book
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Hell Courtesan
1871 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Peach Boy from Sketch Album
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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