
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Old Man Chikutō’s Sketchbook
Nakabayashi ChikutōLinkedCulture matchlcp-0378165a7bd7
- Date
- mid 19th century
- Medium
- Album, ink on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 118121
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The title of this work appears to be a later addition, as it is written on the book’s cover in a hand that does not appear to be the artist’s, who was by no means an ‘old man’ when he filled its pages. As well as painting, Chikutō wrote on music, poetry, and art. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
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