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Watônai Fighting the Tiger

Watônai Fighting the Tiger

(Japanese, active about 1750–1780)
(Japanese)
about 1758 (Hôreki 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.3 x 14.3 cm (12 5/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.4958
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsat lower right corner, address of publisher: Yushima kiridôshi Baishukudô 湯島切通　梅宿堂 at lower left edge, advertisement of publisher: Shinpan benizuri-e shidashi kongen [or nemoto] 新版紅摺絵　仕出シ根元
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.