PrintsJapanese19th century

Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang

1894 (Meiji 27)

Artists

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親Artist

Matsunaga Sakujirō 松永作次郎Publisher

Description

Triptych: 1944.5.22.1 (right), 1944.5.22.2 (center), 1944.5.22.3 (left)

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) 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

horizontal ōban triptych: H. 36.8 x W. 71.9 cm (14 1/2 x 28 5/16 in.)

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