Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira Kiyomori Seeing Skulls in the Snowy Garden

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Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi(Japanese, 1839–1892)Japanese, 1839–1892

CultureJapanese

Titles

Taira Kiyomori Seeing Skulls in the Snowy Garden
from the series New Selection of Six Monsters
Taira no shokoku Kiyomori nyudo jokai
from the series Shinyo rokkai sen

Date1882

MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on Japanese paper

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 29 1/4 in. (36.8 × 74.3 cm)
Sheet (Each): 14 1/2 × 9 13/16 in. (36.8 × 24.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sandra Tirey and Jan van Lohuizen

Object number2021.11.A-.C

Non exposé

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Asian Art

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Provenance[Scholten Japanese Art, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition HistoryNA
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto / right panel: Series title: printed within a blue cartouche, in block, top right: 新容六怪撰 (Shinyo rokkai sen)
Recto / right panel: Print title: printed within a red cartouche, in block, top left: 平相国清盛入道浄海 (Taira no shokoku Kiyomori nyudo jokai)
Recto / left panel: Signature and seal, printed in black and red ink, in block, left center: 應需芳年画 (Oju Yoshitoshi ga) / 大蘇 (Taiso)
Recto/left panel: publishing date: printed in black ink, in block, left center: dated in the yellow circular cartouche: 御届　明治　年　五月　日 (registered, Meiji -year, 5th month, -day)
Recto/left panel: Publisher's information: printed in black ink, in block, bottom left: see photograph for details
Verso, sheet A: Inscribed in graphite, center left edge: 6CJ / 1536 / TII

Left sheet; lower left; printed in black and yellow: otodo, -nen gogatsu –ka [registered, Meiji – year, 5th month, -day).
Left sheet; lower corner; printed in black: [carver’s seal, artist’s information, and publisher’s information].

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