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Kawanabe Kyōsai
The Tanuki who Turned into a Kettlelate 19th century

Not on view
Vertical hanging scroll in ink and wash, depicting a large ox-headed figure reclining on a low table with a small robed figure seated below, with loose gestural brushwork

Kawanabe Kyōsai, The Tanuki who Turned into a Kettle, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Japan, 1831-1889
Title
The Tanuki who Turned into a Kettle
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Unmounted hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
39 3/16 x 11 13/16 in. (99.6 x 30 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.526
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art