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Dragon Ascending to the Heavens (Ryû shôten), from the series Gekkô's Miscellany (Gekkô zuihitsu)

Dragon Ascending to the Heavens (Ryû shôten), from the series Gekkô's Miscellany (Gekkô zuihitsu)

(Japanese, 1859–1920)
(Japanese)
1892 (Meiji 25)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.8 × 23.6 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Anne Gordon Keidel Trust of June 2016
Accession number2016.986
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceAnne Gordon Keidel (d. 2016), West Newton, MA; 2016, bequest of Anne Gordon Keidel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)
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a-c
Illustration of the Occupation of Weihaiwei (Ikaiei senryô no zu)
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Minister Ôtori Leaving for Korea (Ôtori kôshi Kanchi ni mukau), from the series Negotiations for the Honor of Japan (Nihon homare danpan)
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a-c
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Ogata Gekkô
1895 (Meiji 28)
a-c
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Ogata Gekkô
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a-c
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Ogata Gekkô
1894 (Meiji 27)
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Ogata Gekkô
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