PrintsJapanese19th century

Arranging Flowers (Ikebana), from the series The Appearance of Upper-Class Women of the Edo Period (Tokugawa jidai kifujin no sugata)

Meiji period, datable to September 1, 1900

Artists

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu 楊洲周延Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 36.6 x W. 24.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

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