PrintsJapanese19th century

Boys Playing Sugoroku/The Pink Shell (Nadeshikogai), from the series "Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets" (Genroku kasen kai-awase)

Edo period, datable to 1821

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Getchi Rōjin I-itsu hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

20.7 x 18.5 cm (8 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

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