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Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Preparatory Drawings for Illustrations of Melodramaslate 19th century

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print on pale blue-gray paper showing multiple figures in patterned kimono scattered across the sheet, some appearing to fall or tumble, with a standing woman at center and a dense interior scene at right

Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Preparatory Drawings for Illustrations of Melodramas, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title
Preparatory Drawings for Illustrations of Melodramas
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (26.51 × 37.15 cm) Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (26.51 × 37.15 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.283
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art