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Why this is a
Masterpiece

This work is a good example of the skill of the artist, as wel as a good representative of the Siebold collection.

History of the Object: This is one of many paintings Siebold ordered from Keiga. It is part of a series of landscapes and daily scenes.

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Type: Painting
Materials: water colour on Japanese paper
Measurements: Width 50.9 cm. Length 88 cm.
Creator name: Kawahara Keiga
Creator date: 1786?-1860s?
Where it was made: Japan
Geography: Japan
Time period: AD 19th century ~ AD 19th century
Creation date: 19th Century; 1823-1829
Function: educational artwork
Acquisition: The work is part of the Siebold Collection. Collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold in Japan, between 1823 and 1830. The ethnographical objects in the collection became part of the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden when Siebold sold his collection to the Dutch Government.
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Owner: Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, in permanente bruikleen
Museum: Japanmuseum SieboldHuis
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