Not on display

Woodblock Print

Artist/Maker
Ryūsai Shigeharu (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

Woodblock print. Two sheets of triptych. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures in landscape scene.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, two sheets from triptych by Ryūsai Shigeharu (1803-1853), Japan
Physical description
Woodblock print. Two sheets of triptych. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figures in landscape scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 26cm (Note: Dimensions apply individually to each sheet.)
Taken from register
Object history
Triptych incomplete at time of acquisition, only two sheets acquired by the museum.
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.12476A-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O392319/woodblock-print-ryūsai-shigeharu/
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