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Tennis Player from the series The Sixth Contest of Far Eastern Athletes

(Japanese, 1893–1933)
Medium/TechniqueColor lithograph; ink on card stock
DimensionsOverall: 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Ware Willard Fund
Accession number2012.908
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBy 1991, purchased by Philippe Barros from various dealers in Japan and Europe; by 2002, purchased by Karl Jaeger from Philippe Barros; 2012, sold by Karl Jaeger to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)
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