Famous Places of the East: The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River

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Famous Places of the East: The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River

Alternate Title: 東名所墨田川梅若之古事
Japan, 1883
Prints; woodblocks
Triptych; color woodblock print
Image: 13 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (35.2 x 70.4 cm); Paper: 13 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (35.2 x 70.4 cm)
Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.537a-c)
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.