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Spring Dancers (Manzai)

Spring Dancers (Manzai)

early to mid-1700s

Miyagawa Chōshun 宮川 長春

(Japanese, 1683–1753)

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Painting only: 84.1 x 31.4 cm (33 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.252

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Manzai is the Japanese term for wandering comic dancers. The painting depicts one of the traditional pleasures of the spring season.

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