Acrobats, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 10 9/16 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/8 in. (26.8 × 322.9 cm), Paintings, This handscroll depicts a variety of acrobatic feats, some purely imaginary but many others that would have been performed in the Edo period. Acrobatics was brought to Japan from China in the seventh century, and in the Muromachi period (1392–1573) a form of acrobatics called 'spider dancing' was sponsored by aristocrats and military leaders as a type of religious entertainment
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Acrobats, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1800, Japan, Handscroll, ink, color, paper, 10 9/16, ft, 7 1/8, 26.8, 322.9 cm, Paintings, handscroll, depicts, variety, acrobatic feats, purely imaginary, performed, Acrobatics, China, seventh century, Muromachi 1392–1573, form, acrobatics, spider dancing, sponsored, aristocrats, military leaders, type, religious entertainment
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