PrintsJapanese18th century

Young Man Watching Woman Writing, detatched frontispiece from the Cuckoo's Verse Picturebook (Ehon haikai yabukodori)

Edo period, published 1888

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Detatched ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book illustration; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 23.2 cm x W. 36.6 cm (9 1/8 x 14 7/16 in.)

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