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Women Divers of Hokuetsu
Women Divers of Hokuetsu
Non-Exclusive License: © Estate of TANAKA Shinsui

Women Divers of Hokuetsu

Artist (Japanese, 1902–1979)
Date1940
Mediumpainting mounted as four-panel folding screen; ink and colors on paper
Dimensions217 × 358 cm (85 7/16 × 140 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund
Object number2017.18
DescriptionGroup of four traditional female divers (ama) resting on a beach.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Kyoto, Japan; purchased by Erik Thomsen Gallery, New York; sold to the Worcester Art Museum, 2017.
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