A Chinese man showing a painting to a karako, or Chinese boy

Details

• Title

  A Chinese man showing a painting to a karako, or Chinese boy

• Artist/maker

  Ki no Hironari (1777 - 1839)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  late 18th century - early 19th century

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold paint on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing

• Object type

  visual representation › painting;

  clothing › personal accessory › fan › fan-painting;

  visual representation › calligraphy

• Dimensions

  mount 36.2 x 55.3 cm (height x width)
  painting 24 x 51.6 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Dr Michael Harari, from the collection of his father, Ralph Harari, 1981.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.5394

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