Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Subduing a Bandit

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Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Subduing a Bandit

1850s-1860s

Utagawa Kunikazu (Japanese, active 1849–1867)

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Object Details

Title:

Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Subduing a Bandit

Date:

1850s-1860s

Artist:

Utagawa Kunikazu (Japanese, active 1849–1867)

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13 3/16 × 8 11/16 inches (33.5 × 22.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The William H. Helfand Collection, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-132-157

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

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

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