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Yanagawa Shigenobu II

Huang Shigong (Kosekiho) and Zhang Liang (Choryo), from "A Set of Two on the States of Han and Chu (Kanso niban no uchi)"

1834
Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych, surimono
41.3 × 16.5 cm (16.3 × 6.5 in)

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