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He looks fierce, but he is really a nice person
(Mikake wa kowai ga tonda ii hito da みかけハこハゐがとんだいい人だ)
(c. 1847)
Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
38.0 × 35.5 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund with the assistance of the Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2010
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) u.l.:
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) c.l.: (censor seal) / (censor seal) / (Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi kyoga ga)
stamped in red ink c.l.: (Yoshi kiri)
Accession Number
2010.320
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
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