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Collections

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan1886, February

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, nighttime scene with three figures on a wooden floor: a reclining woman in floral kimono, a teal-clad crouching figure, and a standing figure holding a glowing lantern, with white paper shapes scattered throughout
Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title
Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1886, February
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Overall: Image: 13 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. ( 35.2 x 47.1 cm); Paper: 13 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (35.2 x 47.1 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.539a-b
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Keyes, Roger and George Kuwayama. The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi: The Herbert R. Cole Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.