Passengers Disembarking at a Railway Station; frontispiece illustration

停車場

Shimazaki Ryûu (Japanese, 1865–1937)

Japanese

Meiji era

about 1899 (Meiji 32)

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

Dimensions 19.8 x 24.2 cm (7 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.318

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Yamada, Mokuhan kuchi-e sôran (2005), p. 84 (no photo)

DescriptionPossibly from the novel The Flowered Robe (Hanagoromo), 1899, by Hibi Ôsuke (1860-1931).
日比翁助作　「花ごろも」ヵ

Signed (seal only)

Marks Artist's seal: Ryûu
柳塢

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