Minister Hanabusa Hosts a Meeting in Korea (Hanabusa kôshi Chôsenkoku ôsetsu no zu)

「花房公使朝鮮国応接之図」

Japanese

Meiji era

1882 (Meiji 15), September 7

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 × 73.5 cm (14 3/8 × 28 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.156a-c

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Tokyo Keizai University LIbrary; Yamada Shoten online store

DescriptionThe reading of the artist's name is uncertain. No other work by him is known, and he is not listed in reference books.

Signed Tôyôsai Hishô (Hifumi, Ayaaki ?) ga
東洋斎斐章画

ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.