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Benkei arresting the priest Tosoba: P.552-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Benkei arresting the priest Tosoba

Maker(s)

Designer: Masayoshi, Kitao

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Oban. c.1785-90. Publisher: Murataya IchigorÔ

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 2020

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1785 - Circa 1790

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.552-1991
Primary reference Number: 182807
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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