The Shadow Dancers, by Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1800s
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The Shadow Dancers

Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783–1856)

1800s

Medium
handscroll; ink and color on silk
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Image: 20.8 x 142.3 cm (8 3/16 x 56 in.); Overall: 21.7 x 227.8 cm (8 9/16 x 89 11/16 in.); with knobs: 23.2 x 227.8 cm (9 1/8 x 89 11/16 in.)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Japanese Art
Credit line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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