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Attributed to Kawanabe Kyōsai
Thieves at a Torii Gate Stealing Banner and Plaquelate 19th century

Not on view
Vertical Japanese print on cream paper, two small figures carrying a long object beneath the towering red pillars of a torii gate, loose brushwork in coral-red, black, and gray-blue

Attributed to Kawanabe Kyōsai, Thieves at a Torii Gate Stealing Banner and Plaque, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Kawanabe Kyōsai
Title
Thieves at a Torii Gate Stealing Banner and Plaque
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 25 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (64.2 x 25.0 cm); Mount: 55 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (141.6 x 34.2 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.516
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art