Title

The "Old Couple Takasago"', c1800-1820, (1910).

Caption

'The "Old Couple Takasago"', c1800-1820, (1910). Wrought-iron tsuba by Hirotoshi. From "In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1910]

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F05_406

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,5Mb (2,7Mb) / 15,5in x 16,2in / 4645 x 4854 (300dpi)

Keywords

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