Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)

Utagawa Kuniteru Japanese

ca. 1873

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東京高輪鉄道蒸気車走行之図
Title: Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniteru (Japanese, 1830–1874)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: ca. 1873
Culture: Japan
Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14.2 x 29.1 in. (36.1 x 73.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Object Number: JP3270
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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