UTAGAWA YOSHIHARU (1828-1888)
The great elephant from a foreign land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu)
The great elephant from a foreign land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu) - a group of foreigners inquisitively inspect a large elephant, whilst providing it with food and water
Woodblock printed triptych, each sheet signed Ichibaisai Yoshiharu ga, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei, 1863
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 36.4 x 25.7 cm.)
UTAGAWA YOSHIHARU (1828-1888)
The great elephant from a foreign land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu)
The great elephant from a foreign land (Ikoku watari dai zo no zu) - a group of foreigners inquisitively inspect a large elephant, whilst providing it with food and water
Woodblock printed triptych, each sheet signed Ichibaisai Yoshiharu ga, published by Yamaguchiya Tobei, 1863
Vertical oban, triptych (each sheet approx. 36.4 x 25.7 cm.)