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Japanese Man, Hong Kong
Edward Meyer Kern (American, 1823–1863)
1855
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm (14 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1973.333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionFull figure, facing slightly left, holding a fan in his right hand.
ProvenanceGiven by the artist to Captain William Brenton Boggs, the Ringgold-Rodgers Expedition's purser; bought from Bogg's granddaughter by Maxim Karolik. Bequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport to MFA June 13, 1973