Lion Training Cub

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 - 1858)

Datec. 1835–39

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

CultureJapanese

MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper

ClassificationPrints

ProvenanceFrederick May, New York City, until 1918. (Nathan Chaikin, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, n.d.-1962); purchased by the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1962-present.

Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1962

Object numberSN8077

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DimensionsImage: 15 x 6 7/8 in. (38.1 x 17.5 cm)

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