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A woman saving the nation

A woman saving the nation
1886
from the Taiheiki chronicle series

Medium
colour and silver woodblock (triptych)

Measurements
(a-c) 36.4 × 72.5 cm (image) (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.l.: Gokoku onna Taiheiki
printed in brown ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.l.: (Akiyama Buemon's seal: publisher)
printed in red ink in relief (on previous inscription) l.l.: (...illeg.) (Yoshitoshi's seal)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: (Enkats' seal: engraver)
printed in ink l.l.: (...illeg.) (date seal, 1886)

Accession Number
1999.326.a-c

Department
Asian Art

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