PrintsJapanese19th century

Okuko Hikozaemon Protects the Tokugawa Shogun from the Spear of Goro Matabei Mototsugu, from the series "The Siege of Osaka" (Osaka Gunki no Uchi)

Meiji period, datable to 1884

Artists

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 36.6 cm x W. 24.2 cm (14 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

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