Preliminary Drawings of Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese

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These sketches in the distinctive drawing style of Kawanabe Kyōsai appear to be preliminary drawings for an illustrated book. Like the images of dancers in the Met’s collection (37.119.6), they were formerly in the collection of his pupil Mano Kyōtei (Yasokichi, 1874/5–1937).

Preliminary Drawings of Demons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 (Japanese, 1831–1889), Wash drawing; ink on paper, Japan

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