Murai Chōan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads

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Murai Chōan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads

Alternate Title: Chōan fudanotsuji nite otōto wo satsugai no zu
Series: A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Japan, 1886, February
Prints; woodblocks
Diptych; color woodblock prints
Overall: 14 5/16 x 18 15/16 in. (36.3 x 48.1 cm); Paper: 14 9.16 x 19 3/8 in. (37.1 x 49.3 cm)
Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.109a-b)
Japanese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Keyes, Roger and George Kuwayama.  The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi: The Herbert R. Cole Collection.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.