The Present World in Pictures (Ukiyo Gafu)
Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790 - 1848
about 1836
Book of color woodblock prints on paper
Overall: 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (23.5 × 16.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.947.24.6
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 62.3, Japanese Prints, Allen Hockley, Winter 2019
ARTH 62.30/ASCL 62.12, Japanese Prints, Allen Hockley, Spring 2022
Art History 62.30, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 62.12, Japanese Prints Allen Hockley, Spring 2023
Art History 62.30, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 62.12, Japanese Prints, Allen Hockley, Summer 2023
Provenance
Estate of Curtis Hidden Page (1870-1946), Dartmouth Professor of English Literature, 1911-1946; sold to present collection, 1947.
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