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Santō Kyōden
Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisenlate 18th-early 19th century

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Japanese woodblock print on fan-shaped paper showing a standing figure in a patterned kimono and wide hat facing a squat, horned creature playing a shamisen, with a red seal and Japanese text at left

Santō Kyōden, Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisen, late 18th-early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of George T. and Margaret W. Romani, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Santō Kyōden
Title
Wisteria Maiden Dancing for a Demon with a Samisen
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print; fan shape applied to backing sheet
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/4 × 11 11/16 in. (23.5 × 29.69 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (24.13 × 32.39 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of George T. and Margaret W. Romani
Accession Number
M.2000.42.12
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art