A Large Elephant Recently Imported from Overseas (Shinto hakurai no daizō)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo

Japanese, 1830–1866

Date1863

MediumDiptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsVertical ōban; (a): 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 cm, 24.1 cm); (b): 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationPrints

Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005

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