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Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Preparatory Drawing for a Book Illustrationlate 19th century

Not on view
Preparatory drawing in black ink and red chalk on cream paper, a crowded multi-figure battle scene on a ship's deck, with overlapping loose linework in two colors

Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Preparatory Drawing for a Book Illustration, 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 Drawing for a Book Illustration
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 11/16 × 10 13/16 in. (19.53 × 27.46 cm) Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 9/16 in. (24.61 × 34.45 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.412
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art