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True View of Prosperity: Roundtrip River Steamship Service of the Ryôgoku Transportation Company (Tôkyô Ryôgoku tsûun kaisha kawa jôki ôfuku sei'ei shinkei no zu)

(Japanese, active about 1860–1890)
(Japanese)
1877 (Meiji 10), January
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 70 cm (14 x 27 9/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.528a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePreviously owned by various dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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