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Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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Japanese Figure of Courtesan, Meiji Period by Unknown
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  • Japanese Figure of Courtesan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868-1912
  • Porcelain
  • 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Inv: 3970
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The Meiji period in Japan saw rise to more commercial goods seeing that the country had opened up to the world (it was mostly closed to all until the end of the Edo period and Commander Perry’s arrival). Old vs new and where they meet are common themes as well as flamboyance. These figures may have been modeled on European tradition.

Gift of Dan McLawhorn, Class of 1970, and Robert J. Hazelgrove, Jr.

  • Current Location: Collection Storage - Hanging Storage
  • Collections: Asian Studies, Ceramics, Sculpture & Relief

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Ernest Gaines, San Francisco, Calif. by William R. Ferris
Double X by Doug Warner
Prayer I by Jonathan Clemens
Untitled by Lee Bontecou
Logo Suite, M by Richard Smith
Field of Scrap by Antonio Frasconi
Benny Goodman by Philippe Halsman
Untitled by Anne Noggle
Leda III by S. Tucker Cooke
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