triptych print

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Object Type: triptych print
Museum number: 1907,0531,0.642.1-3
Title: Object: Kaijo anzen bandai kotobuki 海上安全万代寿 (Safety at Sea, Blessings for 10,000 Generations)
Description: Woodblock print, colour triptych. Fourteenth shogun Tokugawa Iemochi returning from Kyoto to Edo aboard the steamship Jundomaru, accompanied by protective deities.
Producer name: Print artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
Cultures/periods: Edo Period
Production date: 1863
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock; colour
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Bibliographic references: Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (7)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: seascape; boat/ship; deity; samurai; sun/moon
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Samuel Tuke
Acquisition date: 1907
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1907,0531,0.642.1-3

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