Baido Giboku [i.e. Utagawa Kunimasa IV, 1848-1920]

児供遊び力くらべ　[Kodomo asobi. Chikara kurabe.] = Children at play. Comparing strength (Tug o' War)

n.p. Meiji 10, [1877]. Color woodblock diptych of children playing at Tug o' War, notable for the inclusion of two western children, each part of the dyptich approximately 14½ x 9¾ inches (14½ x 19½ overall), printed in red, yellow, green, blue, gray and black, showing 5 figures on each side of the battle, one waving a Japanese flag, and two western "overseers." Item #35462

Price: $950.00