PrintsJapanese19th century

Act II, Scene 2: Along Train Tracks in America, from the play The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

1879

Artists

Adachi Ginkō 安達吟光Artist

Sakakura Fukutarō 坂倉福太郎Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); 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

vertical ōban: H. 37.0 cm x W. 25.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 in.)

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