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The Great Battle of Takadachi in Ôshû Province (Ôshû Takadachi ôgassen)

(Japanese, 1832–1891)
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 76.2 cm (14 13/16 x 30 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1250, 00.1455, 00.1456
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)
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