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Chinese Children Playing by a Pine Tree

Chinese Children Playing by a Pine Tree

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher
Date1790
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 14 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (38 × 24.9 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.707
Status
Not on view
More Information
An amusing scene of children, here given an exoticizing spin by the artist, who renders a scene of wealthy Chinese boys playing. Three are engaged in a tug-of-war match with unseen opponents, one rides a hobby horse dressed as a court official, and two others act as servants, carrying a banner and parasol.

This is an orphan print; originally it was the right-hand side of a two-sheet (diptych) composition.
Exhibition History
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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