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Bunraku Puppet and Puppeteer

Bunraku Puppet and Puppeteer

(Japanese, 1914–1988)
1955 (Shôwa 30)
Medium/TechniqueInk and color on paper
Dimensions17.9 x 14.4 cm (7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession numberRES.56.14
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceBy 1956, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA; 1956, gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession date: March 8, 1956)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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The Puppeteer Yoshida Bungorû Backstage
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Lafcadio Hearn in Japanese Costume
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Ripe Pomegranates
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Portrait of Mr. Fritz W. Bilfinger
Portrait of Mr. Fritz W. Bilfinger
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Portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger
Portrait of Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger
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The Doll-maker
The Doll-maker
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A Girl and Her Swan (Portrait of the Artist's Daughter Ayuko)
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Fishing Village
Fishing Village
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Round Hairstyle (Rinpatsu), from the series Women's Customs in Japan (Nihon jozoku sen)
Round Hairstyle (Rinpatsu), from the series Women's Customs in Japan (Nihon jozoku sen)
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