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Nakahara Nantenbō
Horizontal Staff: If you follow the way, Nantenbō! If you do not follow the way, Nantenbō!circa 1905

Not on view
Folding fan fully opened, with honey bamboo ribs, white and gray pleated paper, bold black ink brushwork depicting a winding plant form, and vertical East Asian script with red seal stamps

Nakahara Nantenbō, Horizontal Staff: If you follow the way, Nantenbō! If you do not follow the way, Nantenbō!, circa 1905, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nakahara Nantenbō
Japan, 1839-1925
Title
Horizontal Staff: If you follow the way, Nantenbō! If you do not follow the way, Nantenbō!
Date Made
circa 1905
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912) or Taishō period (1912-1926)
Medium
Fan; bamboo, mica-dusted paper, sumi ink
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 14 5/16 in. (24.45 x 36.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.59
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art