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Yamaoka Tesshu sees the Spirits of Saigo Takamori and Takamori's Chief Lieutenants
Yamaoka Tesshu sees the Spirits of Saigo Takamori and Takamori's Chief Lieutenants
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Yamaoka Tesshu sees the Spirits of Saigo Takamori and Takamori's Chief Lieutenants

Artist (Japanese, active 1883–1887)
Date1885
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; oban-triptych
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis in honor of Elizabeth de Sabato Swinton
Object number2003.54
DescriptionTesshu - 1836-1888; Saigo Takamori - 1827-1877; lieutenants are Kirino Toshiaki and Shinohara Kunimoto
Provenancepurchased by the donor's father at a fleamarket in Japan forty years ago (1960?)
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