Description
Dancing plays a significant role in festival celebrations and special occasions. The young girl is dancing on a pair of bivalve shells (also used as game pieces in other amusements), accompanied by the music of the samisen (3-stringed guitar).
Provenance
Henri Vever [1854–1942], France (?-1942); (Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, UK, March 24, 1977, part III, lot 140) (March 24, 1977); (R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) (1977-?); The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899-1998] given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1985); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1985-)
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
1784
Accession Number
1985.330
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
Sheet: 36.3 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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