Copy of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and People (Chôjû jinbutsu giga), scroll 1

Kano Osanaga (Japanese, 1814 – 1875)

1862 (Bunkyū 2)

Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of handscrolls; ink on paper

DimensionsImage: 31.4 × 1186.5 cm (12 3/8 × 467 1/8 in.)
Overall: 31.4 × 1207.4 cm (12 3/8 × 475 3/8 in.)

Credit LineSource unidentified

Accession number2021.33.1

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Asia

Provenance2021, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 28, 2021)

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