Provenance · Gift
Lincoln Kirstein
This catalog gathers 34 public-domain works given to the museum by Lincoln Kirstein. Every work is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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安達吟光画 『貴女裁縫之図』|Ladies Sewing (Kijo saihō no zu) -
『欧州管絃楽合奏之図』|Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu) -
『踏舞会 上野桜花観 遊ノ図』|A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu) -
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凱旋新橋ステーション御着之図|Illustration of the Arrival of the Emperor at Shinbashi Station Following a Victory (Gaisen Shinbashi stēshon gochaku no zu) -
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『高貴納涼ノ図』|Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu) -
『上野不忍競馬図』|View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu) -
『東京築地舶来ぜんま い大仕かけきぬ糸をとる図』|Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo -
西国鎮静撫諸将天杯賜之図|Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō tenpai o tamau no zu) -
米国グラント氏御通行之繁栄|Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei) -
市川左小治 土左衛門伝吉|Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play -
横浜商館天主堂ノ図|Illustration of Foreign Residences and the Catholic Church in Yokohama (Yokohama shōkan tenshudō no zu) -
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東海寄談音児館|Onoe Kikugorō V as Otowake Neko no ke (Right), Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Aishō Michinoku (Center), Onoe Kikugorō V as Isogai Mibunosuke (Left) in the Kabuki play Tōkai Kidan Nekomata Yashiki -
東都芝浦之風景|View of Shibaura, from the series Eastern Capital (Tōto, Shibaura no fūkei) -
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当世好男子伝」松 「花和尚魯智深に比す朝比奈藤兵衛」|The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden) -
花舞台当寿語六|Board game of the Flower Stage (Hanabutai atari sugoroku) -
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Furansukoku|France -
Fusen zu|写真鏡・風船図|Picture of a Balloon -
Furansukoku|仏蘭西国|France -
Yokohama Igirisu Shokan hanei no zu|Picture of a Prosperous English Trading Firm in Yokohama -
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「当世好男子伝」松 「行者武松に比す腕の喜三郎」 初代河原崎権十郎|The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ude no Kisaburō, likened to Wu Song the Ascetic (Gyōja Bushō ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden) -
亜米利加・南京|An American on Horseback and a Chinese with a Furled Umbrella -
当世好男子伝」松 「九紋竜支進に比すのざらし語助」三代目市川市蔵|The Actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Nozarashi Gosuke, likened to Shi Jin the Nine Dragoned (Kyūmonryū Shishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden) -
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仏蘭西|French Photographer with His Wife -
英吉利人|Ingirisu-jin -
大山綱良糾問の図|Illustration of the Inquisition of Ōyama Tsunayoshi (Ōyama Tsunayoshi kyūmon no zu)
On provenance & the public domain
A credit line — the small "Gift of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.
Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.