Artist
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)Japanese, 1807–1891
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Folding Fan with Deer Dolls
Date19th century
Made inJapan
MediumFolding fan; ink, mica, color, and silver and gold gilding on paper mounted on bamboo
DimensionsOverall (open): 10 × 17 3/8 × 3/4 in. (25.4 × 44.1 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton
Object number2012.417
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Provenance: Ex - Henri Vever sale (Sothebys London), Part II, no. 219.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: signed in ink, left center: [aritist signature (Zeshin sha)]
Recto: signed in ink, left center: [aritist signature (Zeshin sha)]
Recto: stamped in red, left center: [artist seal (Reisai)]
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Shibata Zeshin
probably printed c. 1890–1910
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
2006.381
