1987.15: Taira no Kiyomori Holding Back the Sun, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan (Dai Nippon meishō kagami)
Prints
This object does not yet have a description.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1987.15
- People
-
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年, Japanese (1839 - 1892)
- Title
- Taira no Kiyomori Holding Back the Sun, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan (Dai Nippon meishō kagami)
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: 大日本名将鑑 平相國清盛
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- Meiji period, circa 1878-1882
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Meiji era, 1868-1912
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/200954
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper
- Dimensions
- vertical ōban: H. 34.9 cm x W. 23.9 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- signature: printed: 応需 芳年
- seal: printed: 大蘇
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift in honor of Konrad Oberhuber
- Accession Year
- 1987
- Object Number
- 1987.15
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.
Verification Level
This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu