No. 21, from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e)
PrintsJapanese19th century

No. 21, from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e)

c. 1847-1852 (Kōka 4- An'ei 5)

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛Publisher
Classification
Prints
Technique
Woodblock print
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); 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

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