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犬と遊ぶ子供と娘
Many of the works of Kyōsai’s later years do not include satirical elements but create a strong impact through his remarkable drawing skill. In this design for a flat fan, once mounted on a bamboo framework, a young woman looks back over her shoulder; the child on her back leans down; and the little dog jumps up toward the toy the child dangles on a string, all cleverly curved to fit the rounded shape of the fan. The woman's long sleeves indicate that she is not yet married, so she is probalby the child's big sister rather than the mother.
Young Woman and Child Playing with a Dog
犬と遊ぶ子供と娘
Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Japanese
Meiji era
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 24.8 x 33.3 cm (9 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis W. Black
Accession Number51.31
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Many of the works of Kyōsai’s later years do not include satirical elements but create a strong impact through his remarkable drawing skill. In this design for a flat fan, once mounted on a bamboo framework, a young woman looks back over her shoulder; the child on her back leans down; and the little dog jumps up toward the toy the child dangles on a string, all cleverly curved to fit the rounded shape of the fan. The woman's long sleeves indicate that she is not yet married, so she is probalby the child's big sister rather than the mother.
Catalogue Raisonné
Kaikan sanjû shûnen kinen Kawanabe Kyôsai kinen bijutsukan cat. (2008), p. 33, #1089; Kamiyama, in Ukiyo-e geijutsu 149 (2005), pp. 60-1 and color pl.
Signed
Seisei Kyôsai
惺々狂斎
惺々狂斎
Provenance1951, gift of Louis W. Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)