The Great Fire that Began in Sukiyachō on 29 November 1876 and Burned All Night Causing Tremendous Damage, No. 1055 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

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The Great Fire that Began in Sukiyachō on 29 November 1876 and Burned All Night Causing Tremendous Damage, No. 1055 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

1876

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Kinshōdō

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Object Details

Titles:

The Great Fire that Began in Sukiyachō on 29 November 1876 and Burned All Night Causing Tremendous Damage, No. 1055 from the series The Postal Newspaper (Yūbin hōchi shimbun)

Date:

1876

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Kinshōdō

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

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

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Sidney A. Tannenbaum, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-129-320a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

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

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