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「東京開化狂画名所 上野公園地小僧のひる寝」
A Shop Boy Takes a Nap in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi kozô no hirune), from the series Famous Places and Humorous Images of Modern Life in Tokyo (Tôkyô kaika kyôga meisho)
「東京開化狂画名所 上野公園地小僧のひる寝」
Japanese
Meiji era
1881 (Meiji 14), January 6
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; 17.6 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.61.8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Other prints in the series: Miyao, Nihon no giga (1967), pp. 191-2
DescriptionMFA impressions: 2000.61.7 (lower half), 2000.61.8 (upper half), 2000.302 (uncut sheet)
Mounted in album 2000.61.1-21
Mounted in album 2000.61.1-21
Signed
Yoshitoshi giga
芳年戯画
芳年戯画
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.