一龍斎芳豊画 「新渡舶来之大象」|Newly Imported Great Elephant (Shinto hakurai no daizō)
Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo
1863 · Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban · Asian Art
The excitement generated by the public display of exotic foreign animals such as tigers, camels, and elephants was captured by artists in the port cities of Nagasaki and Yokohama.
- Artist
- Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
