Boy's Festival, 1830s
Utagawa Kunisadaexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; purchase from the collection of Elizabeth and Willard Clarkexpand_more 2013.31.192
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Utagawa Kunisada’s painting captures a typical scene during Boy’s Day, a festival expressing a community’s aspirations for the health and well-being of their male children. Three children dance around a half-clad man, who holds up a puppet of a famous warrior placed on a black pedestal. Above and behind them is a large banner with Shōki, the Demon Queller; a similar one hangs nearby in this room.
Details
- Title
- Boy's Festival
- Artist Life
- 1786 - 1865
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.31.192
- Curator Approved
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