1894-1895
plate: 8 x 10.3 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr., sold; to Samuel Josefowitz, sold; to [Robert M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara, CA], 2003, sold; to present owner, 2004.
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
16th centuryDutchEngraving on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishUkiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Tian Wen Kui Xing" ("Kui Xing, Deity of Literary Affairs"). Probably from Beijing.
20th centuryChinese