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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Description

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

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Dimensions

35.9 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches) (plate)

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

2005.68A

Type

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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
35.9 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches) (plate)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2005.68A

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