PrintsJapanese19th century

Song Jiangming (Sō Kōmei)/ Fire (Hi), from the series Five Elements of the Tale of Water Margins (Suiko gogyō), with poem by Kōkyōen Baimon (or Umemon)

Edo period, probably 1832

Artists

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 20.4 cm x W. 17.9 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

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