PrintsJapanese

Ema Votive Tablets with Designs of Sanbaso Dancer, Cranes, Chrysanthemum Boy, Minogame Turtle, and the Couple Jo and Uba of Takasago

Artists

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英Artist

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Hasegawa SettanArtist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (ukiyo-e, surimono); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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