#23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata, Keisai Eisen

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Keisai Eisen, #23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata
Keisai Eisen, #23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata
Keisai Eisen
#23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata
circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen
1790–1848
#23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata, circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Kisokaidō roku jūkyū tsugi no uchi (69 Stations of the Kisokaidō Road)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 218 x 344 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 9/16 x 13 9/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 244 x 369 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7838
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Archive Label date unknown: The Kisodaido, or mountain road, was the alternate route to the Tokaido for traveling between Edo and Kyoto. This print is one of 24 in the series 69 Stations of the Kisokaido which Eisen designed. Eisen, reportedly a dissolute and accentric personality, was eventually dropped as the artist for this project and the remaining designs were completed by Hiroshige.