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Snail Versus Demon from Sketch Album

mid- to late 1800s

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋 暁斎

(Japanese, 1831–1889)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium
Accordion-style book of 26 double-leaves; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Album, closed: 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Given by Anne and Anthony d'Offay in honor of Evan Turner 1991.125.t
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented ink and color drawing on paper depicts two figures across a double-page spread. On our left, a figure with a pink head and blue robe emerges from a snail shell, holding a pipe. On our right, a dark silhouetted figure with long vertical horns sits cross-legged. Two thin red lines connect the snail figure to the horns. Black calligraphy and a red seal occupy the far left.

Snail Versus Demon from Sketch Album

mid- to late 1800s

Kawanabe Kyōsai

(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

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