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Imperial Prosperity: Ceremony in the Eastern Capital (Miyo no sakae azuma no kewai)

ca. 1900
Not on view

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Object Information
  • 御世の栄東の粧
  • Title: Imperial Prosperity: Ceremony in the Eastern Capital (Miyo no sakae azuma no kewai)
  • Artist: Yōsai Nobukazu 楊斎延一 (Japanese, 1872–1944)
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 x 29 in. (37.1 x 73.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
  • Object Number: JP3278
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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