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Blind Musician Beating his Biwa Carrierearly 18th century

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Ink and color drawing on cream paper, two small figures in flowing white robes, one wielding a long stick, the other fallen beneath a solid black gourd-shaped form, with Japanese cursive script above
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Blind Musician Beating his Biwa Carrier
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color drawing; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12 1/4 × 10 13/16 in. (31.12 × 27.46 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 × 12 1/16 in. (34.13 × 30.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.14
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art