Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Preparatory drawing (shita-e) for a book illustration depicting Benkei Bridge (Benkeibashi).
Call Number
E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift GA 2008.01200
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/p8418n33t
Publisher
n.d. [mid-19th c.].
Date Created
1835-1865
Extent
1 item ; sheet 26.8 x 18.5 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin in honor of Dale Roylance. Given 2008.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Unidentified Artist [illustrator]
Medium: Ink on paper
Provenance: Purchased at one of three 1947 sales at Parke-Bernet or at Gimbels Department Store, New York City.
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Bridges—Japan—Tokyo—In art
Illustration of books—Japan—19th century—Design
Studies (visual works).
Landscapes—Japan—Tokyo
Drawing
Japanese literature—Illustrations

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e3896533-6008-451d-b74c-cd84fea41a0a/manifest