Above, Lo Xuegu(?), a Chinese painter, shown seated in front of his artist's materials, playing a lute-like instrument and singing, while his dog dances; below, an attempt to photograph a Niō (Buddhist diety), who is watched with amusement by a fellow Niō. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, ca. 1870.

  • Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.
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[1870?]
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567417i
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Above, Lo Xuegu(?), a Chinese painter, shown seated in front of his artist's materials, playing a lute-like instrument and singing, while his dog dances; below, an attempt to photograph a Niō (Buddhist diety), who is watched with amusement by a fellow Niō. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, ca. 1870. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [1870?]

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 34.5 x 24 cm

Lettering

Lettering in Japanese Includes set title, various artists' signatures, censor's seal, block cutter's mark and publisher's mark

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Wellcome Collection 567417i

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