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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Chiyokichi's Mother Identifies Him and Solves a Case of Mistaken Identity1875, April

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Japanese woodblock print showing four figures in a confrontational indoor scene, two in dark uniforms standing over two crouching figures, with a salmon-pink text panel above in newspaper broadside format

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Chiyokichi's Mother Identifies Him and Solves a Case of Mistaken Identity, 1875, April, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japan, 1839-1892
Title
Chiyokichi's Mother Identifies Him and Solves a Case of Mistaken Identity
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1875, April
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
13 11/16 x 9 3/16 in. (34.7 x 23.4 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.158
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art

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