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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (school of)
Sketch of Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pondcirca 1889

On view: Resnick PavilionDeep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Brush and ink drawing on cream paper with multiple figure studies: muscular figures grappling and posing at top, a crouching robed figure with swirling hair at lower right

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (school of), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Sketch of Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, circa 1889, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (school of)
Japan, active late 19th century
Title
Sketch of Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1889
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (27.62 × 19.37 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (27.62 × 19.84 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.387
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art