A Nativity Scene at the Home of a High Dignitary (Kōi gotanjō no zu)

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A Nativity Scene at the Home of a High Dignitary (Kōi gotanjō no zu)

1901

Watanabe Nobukazu (Japanese, 1874–1944) Published by Hasegawa Tsunejirō, 5 banchi Kaji-chō, Kanda-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

A Nativity Scene at the Home of a High Dignitary (Kōi gotanjō no zu)

Date:

1901

Artists:

Watanabe Nobukazu (Japanese, 1874–1944) Published by Hasegawa Tsunejirō, 5 banchi Kaji-chō, Kanda-ku, Tokyo

Medium:

Color woodcut triptych

Dimensions:

Sheet (Ōban tate-e triptych; approximately): 15 1/2 × 31 1/2 inches (39.4 × 80 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Peter A. Benoliel, 1976

Accession Number:

1976-75-316a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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