PrintsJapanese19th century

Female Elephant from Central India (Tenjiku kudari daijōzō no zu), published by Otakuya Takichi

Late Edo period, fourth month of 1861

Artists

Ikkōsai Yoshimori 一光斎芳盛Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right sheet from a Yokohama woodblock-printed ōban diptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 36.3 cm x W. 23.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

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