PrintsJapanese

Boaters Watching a Fight

Artists

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Second of seven ukiyo-e book pages from a continuous woodblock-printed composition; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

18.5 x 12.8 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

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