Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan

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Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan

Alternate Title: 佐野冶郎左衛門の話
Series: A New Selection of Eastern Color Pictures
Japan, 1886, February
Prints; woodblocks
Color woodblock print
Overall: Image: 13 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. ( 35.2 x 47.1 cm); Paper: 13 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (35.2 x 47.1 cm)
Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.539a-b)
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.