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An image of Crayfish by Shibata ZESHIN

Shibata ZESHIN

(Japan 1807–1891)

Title
Crayfish
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
Year
circa 1893
Media category
Print
Materials used
woodcut, sumi ink
Dimensions

Ôban yoko-e: 29.4 x 44.0cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed l.l., in Japanese, ink [stamped] "Zeshin [artist's seal]". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1977
Accession number
361.1977
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Edmund Capon, The Connoisseur May 1980, 'Far Eastern Art in the Art Gallery of New South Wales', pg. 22-29, London, May 1980, 27 (illus.).

Jackie Menzies, The Australian Antique Collector Jan 1981-Jun 1981, 'Recent Japanese Acquisitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales', pg. 90-95, Chippendale, Jan 1981-Jun 1981, 93 (illus.).