Pair of Tanzaku Paintings

Shibata Zeshin

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Caption

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891). Pair of Tanzaku Paintings, 19th century. Ink, color, gold and silver fleck on silk, Overall: 19 x 6 in. (48.3 x 15.2 cm) Image: 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (34.9 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke, 76.117.1a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Pair of Tanzaku Paintings

Date

19th century

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Ink, color, gold and silver fleck on silk

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

Overall: 19 x 6 in. (48.3 x 15.2 cm) Image: 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (34.9 x 6 cm)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke

Accession Number

76.117.1a-b

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