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The eight canine heroes of the House of Satomi

The eight canine heroes of the House of Satomi
(Nansō Satomi hakkenden南總里見八犬傳)
 (c. 1847-1852)

Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
(a-c) 34.4 × 73.0 cm (image and sheet) (overall)
Place/s of Execution
Edo (Tokyo), Japan
Inscription
(a) printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.r.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 金毬大助 / 里見義実
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.c.: (engraver seal)
(b) printed in ink (in image) u.l.: 八房の霊
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.l.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.l.: (engraver seal)
(c) printed in ink (in image) u.l.: 里見息女伏姫
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.l.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.c.: (engraver seal)
Accession Number
3679A.a-c-4
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display