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The Jolly God

(American (born in Japan), 1887–1932)
about 1926
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions53.66 x 38.42 cm (21 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number29.976
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsMiddle right and lower right, in Japanese characters: Kanji Nakamura
ProvenanceThe artist; to Denman Waldo Ross; to MFA, 1929, gift of Denman Waldo Ross.
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