The Interior Works of a German Battleship (Doitsukoku gunkan naikaku kikai no zu)
PrintsJapanese19th century

The Interior Works of a German Battleship (Doitsukoku gunkan naikaku kikai no zu)

1874

Artists

Unsen 雲僊Artist
Masadaya Heikichi 政田屋平吉Publisher
Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) tryptych; 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

vertical ōban triptych: H. 36.7 cm x W. 73.3 cm (14 7/16 x 28 7/8 in.)

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