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Collections

Utagawa Yoshitora
Preparatory Sketch for Battle at Yashimacirca 1850

Not on view
Wide horizontal Japanese woodblock print in black ink on cream paper depicting an armored naval battle, with a large ship's hull cutting diagonally across the composition

Utagawa Yoshitora, Preparatory Sketch for Battle at Yashima, circa 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased for the collection by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Yoshitora
Title
Preparatory Sketch for Battle at Yashima
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1850
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ink on paper, three sheets
Dimensions
Each sheet: 14 7/8 x 30 5/16 in. (37.7 x 76.9 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the collection by Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
AC1995.50.1.1-.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art