The Arrival of the Elephant
Torii Kiyomasu II
(Japanese, 1706–1763)
Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô)
(Japanese)
1729 (Kyôhô 14)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, nikawa, and metallic powder
DimensionsHorizontal ô-ôban; 32.9 x 46.7cm (12 15/16 x 18 3/8in.)
Credit LineAsiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number58.343
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Torii Kiyomasu II
about 1727 (Kyôhô 12)
Torii Kiyomasu II
about 1724 (Kyôhô 9)
Torii Kiyomasu II
1720 (Kyôhô 5), summer
Torii Kiyomasu II
1731 (Kyôho 16), 1st month
Torii Kiyomasu II
1735 (Kyôhô 20), 11th month