Drawing for Metalwork (Toshiyoshi also called Kosō, Seijō, or Toshinaga)

紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi Japanese

late 19th century

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Title: Drawing for Metalwork (Toshiyoshi also called Kosō, Seijō, or Toshinaga)
Artist: 紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi (Japanese, recorded 1865–84)
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Ink on rice paper
Dimensions: H. 7 3/8 (18.7 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Works on Paper-Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Herman A.E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1937
Object Number: 37.146.3
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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