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Left, Katsukawa Shunchō (active 1783–1821), A Picnic Party at Hagidera, late 18th century. Polychrome woodblock print. 14 3/4 x 10 in. Gift of William Green. 1998.17. Right, Paul Binnie (Scottish, b. 1967), A Record of Modern-Day Customs, 2015. Polychrome woodblock print. 14 3/4 x 10 in. Courtesy Paul Binnie.
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Left, Ely Kim (American, b. 1983), Sweaty American, 2016. Digital print. Purchase with Charles H. Morgan Fine Arts Fund, 2016.06. Courtesy Ely Kim. Right, Yōshū Chikanobu (1838–1912), After the Bath, from the series Chiyoda, Inner Palace, 1895. Gift of William Green, 2005.173.
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Left, Akira Yamaguchi (Japanese, b. 1969), Muppet: Frantically Busy, 2016. Ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo. Right, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864), Kabuki Actor Kawarazaki Gonjurō I as Tekomai Masukichi, from the play The Weaving Together of the Sun, Moon, and Stars at Day and at Night, 1859. Gift of William Green, 2005.273.