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Shikō Munakata

棟方志功筆　蒼赫二童子図|Red and Blue, Two Attendants

1950s

Dating
Within this decade
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 42 1/2 × 26 3/4 in. (108 × 68 cm) Overall with mounting: 77 3/4 × 33 5/16 in. (197.5 × 84.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 77 3/4 × 35 13/16 in. (197.5 × 91 cm)
Collection no.
2018.853.35
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

棟方志功筆　蒼赫二童子図|Red and Blue, Two Attendants — Shikō Munakata. 1950s.

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. Dimensions: Image: 42 1/2 × 26 3/4 in. (108 × 68 cm) Overall with mounting: 77 3/4 × 33 5/16 in. (197.5 × 84.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 77 3/4 × 35 13/16 in. (197.5 × 91 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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