A Dragon Appearing to Minamoto no Mitsunaka at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese

ca. 1847–52

Not on view

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歌川芳員画「源満仲住吉参籠蒙示現」
Title: A Dragon Appearing to Minamoto no Mitsunaka at Sumiyoshi Shrine
Artist: Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1847–70)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1847–52
Culture: Japan
Medium: Right sheet of a triptych; woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: Vertical ōban; 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP212.45
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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