1858
plate: 15.5 x 13 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.
Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapanese
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of title "Qin Fang La" ("The Capture of Fang La"), and character names from right to left: "Fang La", "Mu Da Chong: Gu Da Sao" ("Gu the Tigress") and "Mu Ye Cha: Sun Er Niang" ("Sun the Witch"), also the print shop name: "Da Shun Hua Dian" ("Da Shun Print Shop"). Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin.
20th centuryChinese