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A Shop Boy Takes a Nap in Ueno Park ( (Ueno kôenchi kozô no hirune, above); At Shinobazu Benten Shrine, the Thunder God Falls into the Lotus Pond (Shinobazeu Benten Kaminari hasuike e ochiru, below); from the series Famous Places and Humorous Images of Modern Life in Tokyo (Tôkyô kaika kyôga meisho)

(Japanese, 1839–1892)
1881 (Meiji 14), January 6
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsTwo horizontal chûban designs on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 36.8 × 24.5 cm (14 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.302
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Liu Bei, also called Xuande (Ryûbi ji Gentoku)
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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