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Details
- Date
- 1863
- Media category
- Materials used
- woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 25.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Yasuko Myer Bequest 2019
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 138.2019
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Kawanabe Kyōsai
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About
Long-nosed tengu in a tree watch a procession along the Tōkaidō, the road between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). The mythological tengu are known for their martial arts prowess. The picture is part of a series of 162 woodblock prints, published by 24 different publishers and designed by 16 artists, most from the Utagawa school.
Kawanabe Kyōsai designed over 20 of the images. The series was created to mark the journey of the shogun Tokugawa Iemochi, who travelled from Kyoto to Edo to pay his respects to the emperor towards the end of Japan’s Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1868). -
Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Japan Supernatural, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Nov 2019–08 Mar 2020
Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024