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Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Kitao Shigemasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print; multiple young boys wearing traditional clothing; some holding swords; on a tatami mat; indoors; divided into two levels; one large window; through the window a tree branch; swords; boys on the lower level are sitting on floor; one small baby; in the background a boy holds the window open from outside; in the upper level additional boys.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
460 × 624 px
Museum record:
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