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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
print
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
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