Artist
Migita Toshihide (Japanese, 1863–1925)Japanese, 1863–1925
Publisher
Akiyama Buemon (Japanese, (active 1868 - 1900))Japanese, (active 1868 - 1900)
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Kunyo juhachiban
- Eighteen Examples of Lordly Behavior
Date1894–1902
Printed inJapan
MediumAlbum of 12 woodblock printed diptychs; ink, color, mica, and lacquer on paper
DimensionsBlock: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (37.3 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (37.3 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Stephen E. Hamilton in honor of Milton D. Rosenau
Object number2013.461
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cover: inscribed in ink, upper left edge: (Kunyo juhachiban, Migita Toshihide)
Recto: printed in black ink, in image, upper right edge: (Kunyo juhachiban), [title of the scene]
Recto: printed in various colors, left of image: [printing year/month and publisher's information]
Recto: printed in black ink, in image, upper right edge: (Kunyo juhachiban), [title of the scene]
Recto: printed in various colors, left of image: [printing year/month and publisher's information]
Recto: signed in ink, in image: [artist signature]
Recto: seal in red, in image: [artist seal]
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