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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

Other Work From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Untitled (Painting on Easel), New York by Ralph Gibson
Crystal Ball by Hunt Slonem
Unidentified Girl (White Shirt, With Ball) by Andy Warhol
Untitled by Doug Warner
Oriental by Herb Jackson
Cows from up on Connolly Ridge by Keith Hatcher
Untitled #2 by Richard Howard Hunt
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Boats Entering the Harbor at Tsukudajima by 歌川(Utagawa) 広重(Hiroshige)
Untitled by Eugene Atget
See all artwork from Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College