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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1989.27.1
People
Utagawa Yoshitora 歌川芳虎, Japanese (fl. 1836 - 1887)
Title
Surprise Attack at Night at Kumasaka (Kumasaka yau chi no zu)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Late Edo period, circa 1845
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20160

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
36.4 x 24.5 cm (14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Yoshitora ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
Accession Year
1989
Object Number
1989.27.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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