PrintsJapanese19th century

Railway Line at Takanawa (Takanawa tetsudō no zu)

Tenth month of 1871

Artists

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年Artist

Maruya Jinpachi 丸屋甚八 (Marujin, Enjudō)Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Left sheet from a 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

vertical ōban: H. 36.8 cm x W. 25.3 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)

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