PrintsJapanese19th century

Diptych: 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

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. 48.5 cm (14 5/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

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