The King of Italy

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The King of Italy

1861

Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866) Published by Ebiya Rinnosuke, Kaijudō Engraved by Matsushima Masakichi (Takomasa)

The poem on this print reads: "It is a flourishing spring of our Emperor's reign when we see people come from beyond the sea, we know not from where."

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Object Details

Titles:

The King of Italy
From People of the Barbarian Nations

Date:

1861

Artists:

Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866) Published by Ebiya Rinnosuke, Kaijudō Engraved by Matsushima Masakichi (Takomasa)

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (Ōban tate-e): 14 1/4 × 9 3/4 inches (36.2 × 24.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Dr. Emanuel Wolff, the Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation, Mrs. Edward G. Budd, Jr., and David P. Willis, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-165-118

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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