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A New Collection of Monsters (Shinpan bakemono zukushi)

A New Collection of Monsters (Shinpan bakemono zukushi)

(Japanese, active about 1860–1890)
(Japanese)
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en1), 10th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.9 cm (14 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1453
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
This crude but charming work is an example of “toy prints” (asobi-e), inexpensive prints intended primarily for children that were made in large numbers in the mid to late 19th century.  Some designs of this kind had a didactic function and were probably used to teach children the names of different kinds of fish, vegetables, household furnishings, and so on; but this assortment of traditional monsters is mainly just for fun.  Many of the creatures are transformed animals, including a cat and two foxes, or objects such as an umbrella and a drum.
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)
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