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Large wind-up automaton of Asahina Saburo

A work made of color woodblock print; oban diptych.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; oban diptych.

Date:

c. 1847/48

Artist:

Utagawa Sadahide
Japanese, 1807-1873

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Sadahide

Title

Large wind-up automaton of Asahina Saburo

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1842–1853

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban diptych

Dimensions

Each: 25 × 37.3 cm (9 7/8 × 14 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Youngquist

Reference Number

1978.844

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