PrintsJapanese19th century

Ghost of Sogo's Wife (Sogo no tsuma no tamashii)

Meiji period, dated to 1893

Artists

Toyohara KunichikaArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Bottom panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed vertical "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Osetsu Toyohara Kunichika"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 37.4 x W. 25.9 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

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