Shigemori Attempts to Dissuade His Father from Imprisioning Takakura, the 81st Emperor

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Shigemori Attempts to Dissuade His Father from Imprisioning Takakura, the 81st Emperor

1880

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Morimoto Junzaburō, 2 banchi, Kawarachō, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

Shigemori Attempts to Dissuade His Father from Imprisioning Takakura, the 81st Emperor
From the series A simple illustrated history of Japan (Dai nippon shiryaku zue)

Date:

1880

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Morimoto Junzaburō, 2 banchi, Kawarachō, Asakusa-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 the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number:

1989-47-126a--c

Geography:

Made in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

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