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Archery Parlor Attendants Grabbing a Client (Like the Demon of Rashômon) at the Shinmei Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Shinmei shanai yaba onna no Rashômon), from the series Famous Places and Humorous Images of Modern Life in Tokyo (Tôkyô kaika kyôga meisho)

(Japanese, 1839–1892)
1881 (Meiji 14), January 6
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal chûban; 17.6 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 9 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.61.18
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Liu Bei, also called Xuande (Ryûbi ji Gentoku)
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