Illustrated Map of Great Edo, Revised in the Ansei Period (Ansei kaisei no Edo o ezu)
Takai Ranzan
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Woodblock print on paper
DATES
1859
PERIOD
Edo period
DIMENSIONS
52 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (133.4 × 120.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2023.37
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2023, provenance not yet documented; 2023, purchased from Arader Galleries, New York, NY, by the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Takai Ranzan (Japanese, 1762–1838). Illustrated Map of Great Edo, Revised in the Ansei Period (Ansei kaisei no Edo o ezu), 1859. Woodblock print on paper, 52 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (133.4 × 120.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange, 2023.37 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.37_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2023.37_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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