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On View In:
Gallery 239
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Artist:
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Kunimitsu
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Title:
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Jiraiya and the Magic Toad
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Date:
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mid-19th century
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Medium:
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Ivory
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Dimensions:
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2 11/16 x 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (6.8 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Walter Lane Barksdale
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Location:
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Gallery 239
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Kunimitsu
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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Japanese
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Life Dates:
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Japanese, active mid-19th century
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Tag on underside of skirt lender's tag, on proper right sleeve
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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bald standing man with toad on proper right shoulder and jar shaped basket slung over proper left shoulder; may be an allusion to Gama Sennin
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Japan, , ,
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Accession #:
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98.105.46
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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