PrintsJapanese19th century

The Interior Works of a German Battleship (Doitsukoku gunkan naikaku kikai no zu)

1874

Artists

Unsen 雲僊Artist

Masadaya Heikichi 政田屋平吉Publisher

Description

Center sheet of triptych: 2007.214.123.2.1 (right), 2007.214.123.2.2 (center), 2007.214.123.2.3 (left)

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) tryptych; 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. 36.6 cm x W. 24.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

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