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The Great Elephant from India (Tenjiku watari dai zô no zu)

The Great Elephant from India (Tenjiku watari dai zô no zu)

(Japanese, 1830–1866)
(Japanese)
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.4 × 25 cm (13 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.304
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptions
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Story of the Ferocious Tiger [sic] Imported by the Europeans (Kômô hakurai môko no engi)
Story of the Ferocious Tiger [sic] Imported by the Europeans (Kômô hakurai môko no engi)
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 7th month
On Display in West Ryôgoku (Nishi Ryôgoku ni oite kôgyô): Leopard
On Display in West Ryôgoku (Nishi Ryôgoku ni oite kôgyô): Leopard
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 7th month
The Great Elephant Imported from Central India (Chû Tenjiku hakurai dai zô no zu)
The Great Elephant Imported from Central India (Chû Tenjiku hakurai dai zô no zu)
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Effective Treatments for Measles (Hashika teate kihô no ben)
Effective Treatments for Measles (Hashika teate kihô no ben)
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 4th month
How to Treat Measles (Hashika yôjô ben)
How to Treat Measles (Hashika yôjô ben)
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 4th month
Great Elephant Recently Imported from Overseas (Shin tohakurai no dai zô)
Great Elephant Recently Imported from Overseas (Shin tohakurai no dai zô)
Utagawa Yoshitoyo
1866 (Keiô 2), 2nd month
Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as a Vendor of White Sake (Shirozake-uri)
Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as a Vendor of White Sake (Shirozake-uri)
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month
Cotton Transport Ships Racing to Edo Set Sail from the Mouth of the River (Higaki shinmen bansen kawaguchi shuppan no zu)
Cotton Transport Ships Racing to Edo Set Sail from the Mouth of the River (Higaki shinmen bansen kawaguchi shuppan no zu)
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
about 1854–59 (Ansei era)
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V, from Edo (Edo nobori), Greeting the Audience (Habakarinagara kôjô)
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V, from Edo (Edo nobori), Greeting the Audience (Habakarinagara kôjô)
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
1858 (Ansei 5), 1st month
Actors as Characters in a Soga Play, Representing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Ship: Nakamura Tomozô as Usami no Saburô, Representing Jurôjin (or Fukurokuju); Nakayama Nanshi II as Ôiso no Tora, Representing Benten; Onoe Tamizô II as Kobayashi no Asahina, Representing Hotei; Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV as Kudô Suketsune, Representing Bishamonten; Ichikawa Ebizô V as Soga no Gorô, Representing Daikoku; Ichikawa Ichizô III as Kugami no Saburô, Representing Fukurokuju (or Jurôjin); Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Soga no Jûrô, Representing Ebisu
Actors as Characters in a Soga Play, Representing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Ship: Nakamura Tomozô as Usami no Saburô, Representing Jurôjin (or Fukurokuju); Nakayama Nanshi II as Ôiso no Tora, Representing Benten; Onoe Tamizô II as Kobayashi no Asahina, Representing Hotei; Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV as Kudô Suketsune, Representing Bishamonten; Ichikawa Ebizô V as Soga no Gorô, Representing Daikoku; Ichikawa Ichizô III as Kugami no Saburô, Representing Fukurokuju (or Jurôjin); Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Soga no Jûrô, Representing Ebisu
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
1856 (Ansei 3), 1st month
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Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Kanja Yoshitaka (R) and Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV as Takegawa Tadamasa (L), in Keisei Chôja Tsuribune
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month
Actor Mimasu Daigorô IV as Kajiwara Kagetoki in Kôbai Tazuna
Actor Mimasu Daigorô IV as Kajiwara Kagetoki in Kôbai Tazuna
Gansuitei Yoshitoyo
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month