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Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu)

A work made of fan print, stencil-printed color on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of fan print, stencil-printed color on paper.

Date:

1794/95

Artist:

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽
Japanese, active 1794-95

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Tōshūsai Sharaku

Title

Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1794–1795

Medium

Fan print, stencil-printed color on paper

Dimensions

21.2 × 40.8 cm (8 3/8 × 16 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1934.197

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