Bugaku Dancer
| Title | Bugaku Dancer |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942) |
| Date | c. 1890–1942 19th century |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink and color on silk |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) to Shōwa period (1926–89) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bugaku Dancer, c. 1890–1942. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 190.8 x 52.1 cm (75 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.); painting only: 99 x 33.6 cm (39 x 13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Minoru Hosomi, 1991.122 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Bugaku Dancer” is a work by Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), dated c. 1890–1942. It is executed in hanging scroll; ink and color on silk and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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