PrintsJapanese19th century

Actors as the Sixteen Arhats (Mitate: Jūroku Rakan)

Late Edo period, 19th century

Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel(?) from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" triptych(?); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 35.6 x W. 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.)

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