Newly Imported Great Elephant (Shinto hakurai no daizō)
A large gray elephant in center with mouth open and tongue visible stands on green ground with straw around it. A man on left wears a blue and white uniform with gold stripes on shoulders and a cap; he holds a stick. A second person in red is under elephant's tail. A woman on the right in a blue skirt and red long-sleeved top with a blue shawl around shoulders and a blue and yellow headpiece; she holds a purse. A small child beside her wears green and looks at elephant. Background fades from yellow at top to green at bottom with black Japanese text including vertically on right.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 445 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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