by Artist (36)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (aka Yoshitoshi),
Japanese,
(1839–1892)
Hitsu no saisho Haruhira Finds His Father Karu no Daijin, c. 1887
Ink on Paper
13 in. x 8 7/8 in. (330.2 mm x 225.43 mm)
Hitsu no saisho Haruhira Finds His Father Karu no Daijin, c. 1887
Ink on Paper
13 in. x 8 7/8 in. (330.2 mm x 225.43 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ballard
Accession Number:
93.6.46
Alternate Title:
Kokoku nijushiko: Hitsu no saisho Haruhira
Full Title:
Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan: Hitsu no saisho Haruhira Finds (in 656) His Father Karu no Daijin Who, Sent to China as Ambassador, was Cruelly Imprisoned and Turned into a Human Candlestick
Commentary
No. 17. Back to back print with 93.6.47.
Marks
Japanese text printed on the upper edge of the image. Title on mat, in pencil. Seal: Taiso. Text: Ryutei Tanehiko. Signed: Taiso Yoshitoshi ga.
Medium
Colored ink woodblock on paper.
Object Description
Back to back print. Meiji period Japanese color woodblock print with an image of a man, with a deadened look, sitting in a chair with a candle on his head; the man is being looked at by a younger man, who is shocked.
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