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Kobayashi Kiyochika
Warrior Taira no Tadanori about to Sleep under a Cherry Tree1884, May

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Japanese woodblock print of a gnarled cherry blossom tree trunk in gray-brown tones against a cool teal-gray sky, with white blossom clusters and vertical columns of Japanese text
Japanese woodblock print of a bearded warrior seated outdoors beneath a flowering cherry tree at night, wearing a patterned rose-colored robe and lacquered armor pieces, with a sword resting across his lap against a deep blue-gray sky.
Japanese woodblock print of a coastal night landscape in deep blue tones, a windswept pine tree on a promontory above dark water, a partially visible boat with colorful canopy at lower left, a crescent moon in the hazy sky, with columns of Japanese calligraphy and a title cartouche at upper right.
Artist or Maker
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Title
Warrior Taira no Tadanori about to Sleep under a Cherry Tree
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1884, May
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 8 15/16 in. (35.2 x 22.7 cm); Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36.0 x 23.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Holmes
Accession Number
M.71.100.56a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art