PrintsJapanese19th century

Evening Snow at Mimeguri (Mimeguri no yosetsu) - Actors and Courtesans Getting on a Boat

Late Edo period, 19th century

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" 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

38.2 x 25.4 cm (15 1/16 x 10 in.)

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