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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Nichiren Prays for the Restless Spirit of the Cormorant Fisherman at the Isawa River

Maker

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Title

Nichiren Prays for the Restless Spirit of the Cormorant Fisherman at the Isawa River

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1885

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 36.8 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 inches) (each panel, approximate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Title cartouche, Yoshitoshi's seal and signature on the right panel; on the lower left in the left panel is inscribed [Chinese characters]; on the left panel, in the left margin appears a date: Meiji 18, 5th month (=May 1885)

Seals: The block carver's seal and the publisher's seal all appear on the right panel.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2005.68

Type

  • Prints

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Nichiren Prays for the Restless Spirit of the Cormorant Fisherman at the Isawa River, 1885
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 36.8 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 inches) (each panel, approximate)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2005.68

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