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Datsueba, the Old Woman Who Snatches Away Clothes

19th century
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions59.0 cm (23 1/4 in.) (height overall)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously and the Charles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1990.241.1-16
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1990, purchased from Setsu Gatodo, Tokyo, Japan.
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