G. Chiarinis Royal Italian circus--of European artists of both sexes. open twice every day
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content: NAA MS 7433

NAA INV 10000090
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content: Viewing the World Renowned Italian Chiarinis Circus Performance 

Itaria koku charine sekai dai-ichi dai kyobkuba yūran no zu
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Fillette, T. Glover
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content: MS 7431 Chinese and Japanese prints collected by T. Glover Fillette
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content: 1 Print (color woodblock, 28.25 x 14.75 inches)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1889
container: label: Container
content: Folder 7431
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Graphic Materials
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content: Prints
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content: A color woodblock triptych  print by Sakura Doshi Kuni Masashi, published by Fukuda Kumajiro, based on a previous model by Utagawa (Baido) Masanobu from 1886. The print shows the circus arena with spectators on tiers of seats and various acts and feats in the ring. A narrative caption text in Japanese accounts the success of the Charine circus troop's Japanese debut in 1886 and its continuing popularity.  Affixed to the center of the print are three layered and folded pieces of paper with scenes of: (1) two performing elephants; (2) a dancing horse; (3) an equestrienne; (4) a horse retrieving some object; and (5) a woman with birds standing on a horse's back and trapese artists. These allow a person to change the acts depicted in center of the ring.