PrintsJapanese19th century

The Night Attack of the Soga Brothers

1858, 9th month

Artists

Utagawa YoshikazuArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right sheet from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed ōban triptych; 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. 36.4 cm x W. 25.0 cm (14 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

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