{"product_id":"mg1629-yoshitoyo-great-elephant-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Yoshitoyo - Great Elephant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoshitoyo Gansuitei\u003c\/strong\u003e (Utagawa) 1830-1866\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1860's\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print. Double Oban (20\" x 14\")\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnknown\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful, large, print promoting a \"Newly Imported Great Elephant\". The print depicts a massive black elephant lifting a bunch of straw, an exotic animal brought to Japan during the Edo period for public display. It illustrates the immense fascination Japanese people had with these rare foreign creatures, which were often showcased at exhibitions in port cities like Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshitoyo was an ukiyo-e printmaker during the late Edo period and the student of both Kunisada and Kuniyoshi. While Yoshitoyo lived and worked primarily in Edo, he briefly traveled in Osaka and became a member of the kamigate-e group, or Osaka school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCropped as shown, not backed but some backing residue. One sheet (not two). Some stains and dirt as shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43607382458446,"sku":"MG1629","price":398.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1629-Yoshitoyo-GreatElephant-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1775505019","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/mg1629-yoshitoyo-great-elephant-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}