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Sparrows Worrying an Owl Perched on a Mattock and Holding a Pipe and Tobacco Pouch

Artist/Maker (Japanese, active ca. 1717–1740s)
Date1720s
MediumWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, metallic powder, and nikawa
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 11 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (29.7 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.159
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
Japanese Prints from the Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 1979 - October 21, 1979 )
Masterpieces of Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 11, 1984 - January 27, 1985 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Japanese Woodblock Prints: Selections from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 1, 1992 - June 14, 1992 )
Quality and Technique in Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 4, 1996 - December 22, 1996 )
Visions of Turmoil and Tranquility: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2005 - December 23, 2005 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
Collections
  • Asian