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Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Preparatory Drawing for Illustrations of Melodramas and Parodylate 19th century

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Ink drawing on off-white paper with four separate figure sketches in Japanese style, including a detailed lower scene of a robed woman leaning over a reclining figure indoors

Attributed to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Preparatory Drawing for Illustrations of Melodramas and Parody, 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 Illustrations of Melodramas and Parody
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 5/8 × 7 5/16 in. (26.99 × 18.57 cm) Sheet: 12 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (31.59 × 22.54 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.281
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art