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The Arrival of the Elephant


象の出現
Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706–1763)
Publisher: Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1729 (Kyôhô 14)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, nikawa, and metallic powder
Dimensions Horizontal ô-ôban; 32.9 x 46.7cm (12 15/16 x 18 3/8in.)
Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession Number58.343
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #101
Signed Eshi Torii Kiyomasu zu
Marks Collector's seal: Wakai oyaji
ProvenanceSource unknown