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Spring Dancers (Manzai)
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Spring Dancers (Manzai)

Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683–1753), artist · early to mid-1700s · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Manzai is the Japanese term for wandering comic dancers. The painting depicts one of the traditional pleasures of the spring season.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineSpring Dancers (Manzai), early to mid-1700s. Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683–1753). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 84.1 x 31.4 cm (33 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.252
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