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「東京名所 十二葉」
"Views of Tokyo"
Title page for the series Famous Places in Tokyo, in Twelve Sheets (Tôkyô meisho, jûni yô)
「東京名所 十二葉」
"Views of Tokyo"
Suzuki Toshimoto (Raisai) (Japanese, active 1870s–1900s)
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1898 (Meiji 31)
Medium/Technique
Lithograph; ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.7 × 17.6 cm (9 3/4 × 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.62.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAlbum of 12 horizontal sheets (3 by Raisai, 9 by Kyosen) plus vertical title page (by Raisai): 2000.62.1 to 2000.62.13. There were additional prints in the series, by these and other artists; some of them have the name and address of Osaka publisher Nagano Risuke, and the date 1898.
長野利助
長野利助
Signed
Raisai
蕾斎
蕾斎
Marks
Artist's seals: Rai, Sai
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.