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Illustration of the Return of Troops from China after the Victory (Sei shingun hikiage no zu)

(Japanese, active 1894–1895)
1895 (Meiji 28), May
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.4 × 70.5 cm (13 15/16 × 27 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.352a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Image of the Great Deity Fudô (Taisei Fudôson)
Hirakawa Seizô
1930s–early 1950s
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month