PrintsJapanese19th century

Triptych: Imperial Fleet Firing a Cannon Near Haiyang Island (Kaiyōtō fukin teikoku gunkan happō no zu)

Meiji period, 1894

Artists

Mizuno ToshikataArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

35.7 x 71.9 cm (14 1/16 x 28 5/16 in.)

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