Photo of collection object Banzai, Banzai” (“Long Life, Long Life”) — Nakabayashi Gochiku I. Banzai, Banzai” (“Long Life, Long Life”), 1896. Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 70 7/16 × 18 7/8 in. (178.9 × 48 cm) Overall with mounting: 89 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (226.7 × 61.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 89 1/4 × 25 15/16 in. (226.7 × 65.9 cm). Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023, 2023.583.39. public-domain.

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Banzai, Banzai” (“Long Life, Long Life”)

1896

Nakabayashi Gochiku I

Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Nakabayashi Gochiku I
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Medium: Hanging scroll, Ink on paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Meiji Period
Dimensions: Image: 70 7/16 × 18 7/8 in. (178.9 × 48 cm) Overall with mounting: 89 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (226.7 × 61.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 89 1/4 × 25 15/16 in. (226.7 × 65.9 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2023.583.39
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
Rights Statement: public-domain
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