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Hell Courtesan

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1871–89

1.09 m × 2.34 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.4 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.34 m
Width: 1.09 m
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Kind: Painting
Made in: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 233.7 x 92.1 cm (92 x 36 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 92 cm × 2.34 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.09 m × 2.34 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1871–89. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith.
How was it made?: Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk, made in Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.