Object Details
- Artist
- Inoue Yasuji (1864-1889)
- Label
- This charming design celebrates the modernization of Japan's educational system by portraying Japanese elementary school students as they perform calisthenics to improve their health. Girls and boys whose dress ranges from traditional split trousers to Western styles perform calisthenics and weight training. An older woman dressed entirely in kimono appears to be a parody of a teacher demonstrating the exercises while wearing the restrictive traditional garment.
- Provenance
- From the 1960s to 1999
- Elizabeth D. Woodbury, Japan and Alexandria, VA, purchased in Japan in the 1960s [1]
- From 1999
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Elizabeth D. Woodbury in 1999
- Notes:
- [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Elizabeth D. Woodbury
- Credit Line
- Gift--the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan
- late 19th century
- Period
- Meiji era
- Accession Number
- S1999.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 35.7 x 23.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- student
- Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection
- calisthenics
- Record ID
- fsg_S1999.41
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye359b6c421-e341-4878-aaed-8000a45521f0
