Above left, a man in Western dress observes a Japanese worker; below left, a figure on a balcony views Sugita bay through a telescope; right, a bird perched on a plum blossom branch, with Sugita bay in the background. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, with design on right by Mōsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.
- Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.
- Date:
- [1870?]
- Reference:
- 567362i
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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [1870?]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 34.5 x 24.2 cm
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Lettering in Japanese
Includes set title, various artists' signatures, censor's seal, block cutter's mark and publisher's mark
Notes
In a set of prints entitled: Modern sights of Tokyo. Each print comprises two or three scenes set in Tokyo, often containing a fantastic or comic element. The designs are by Kyosai, his pupils and contemporaries
Reference
Wellcome Collection 567362i
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