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The Merciful Major Saitô Coaxes a Captured Soldier to Tell Enemy Secrets (Saitô shôsa no on'ai toraeta horyo ni gunnai no jitsu o hakasu zu)

(Japanese, 1864–1903)
1894 (Meiji 27)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.4 × 71.3 cm (13 15/16 × 28 1/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.98a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.