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Boys and Crab
Boys and Crab
Object number1991.12.18

Boys and Crab

Date1969
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Edition2/100
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (17.15 x 28.89 cm)
Sheet: 9 x 13 3/8 in. (22.86 x 33.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert S. and Barbara B. Black (Barbara T. Bell, class of 1924)
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto in pencil, lower left corner: 1969 g. murakami; off left center: 少年とかに (Boys and Crab)
InscribedOn recto in pencil, lower right corner: No 2/100
MarkingsIn image, seal in upper right: 暁人 (Gyojin)
DescriptionTwo boys laying on a sandy beach playing with a crab.
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