The Farmer Ōta Yaemon and his Son Fusajirō Sever and Exchange their Little Fingers before the Departure of the Son to War, No. 491 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

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The Farmer Ōta Yaemon and his Son Fusajirō Sever and Exchange their Little Fingers before the Departure of the Son to War, No. 491 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

1875

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Katata Hori Chō Published by Kinshōdō

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Object Details

Titles:

The Farmer Ōta Yaemon and his Son Fusajirō Sever and Exchange their Little Fingers before the Departure of the Son to War, No. 491 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

Date:

1875

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Katata Hori Chō Published by Kinshōdō

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e): approximately 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (39.4 × 26.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Sidney A. Tannenbaum, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-129-279

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

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

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