Picture of the Country of New Holland South Wales

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Picture of the Country of New Holland South Wales

1866

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Iseya Kisaburō

The title of this print probably refers to New South Wales, Australia, which was scarcely known to Japanese people in the nineteenth century. The insertion of "Holland" in the title reveals the confusion about geographic names and locations that Japanese artists had at this time, although they were rapidly expanding their knowledge of other countries.

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Object Details

Titles:

Picture of the Country of New Holland South Wales

Date:

1866

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Iseya Kisaburō

Medium:

Color woodcut triptych

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e triptych: 14 1/4 x 28 5/8 inches (36.2 x 72.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Dr. Emanuel Wolff, the Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation, Mrs. Edward G. Budd, Jr., and David P. Willis, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-165-110a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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