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The Tomb of Iyeyasu Tokugawa, 1888 John La Farge Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. Jerome Konheim, 1989 (1989.261.1) In 1887 and 1888, following his trip to Japan, La Farge executed a series of monochromatic ink drawings based on photographs that he had purchased or that Henry Adams had taken for him. The drawings were then made into wood engravings for use as magazine illustrations. This example, one of several that depict the shrines and temples in the countryside near Nikko, is signed with La Farge's seal in Japanese at the lower left.

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