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His Imperial Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief, Arriving in the Capital in Triumph (Daigenshi heika gaisen gochakkyô no zu)


「大元帥陛下凱旋御着京之圖」
Utagawa Kokunimasa (Ryûa) (Japanese, 1874–1944)
Publisher: Ozeki Iwakichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28), printed April 20, published April 26

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 74.8 cm (14 3/4 x 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.401a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #61, photo p. 111; Swinton, Terrific Tokyo (1999), #32; Konishi, Nishiki-e Bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 11 (1977), p. 79
Signed Baichôsai
Marks Artist's seal: Kokunimasa
ProvenancePrevious to 2000, purchased by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf in London or Tokyo; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)