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The Torpedo Officer (Suirai shikan), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 1, no. 8


文芸倶楽部 1巻8号 「水雷士官」 (三宅青軒作)
Kajita Hanko (Japanese, 1870–1917)
Publisher: Bungei kurabu (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 22.8 x 28.9 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.324
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hu et al, Conflicts of Interest (St. Louis exh. cat., 2016), #70; Yamada, Mokuhan kuchi-e sôran (2005), p. 51, photo p. 244; Yamada, "Bungei Kurabu...," Ukiyo-e geijutsu 144 (2002), photo p. 67
DescriptionIllustration of a story by Miyake Seiken (1864-1914).
Signed (seal only)
Marks Artist's seal: Hanko
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.