PrintsJapanese19th century

Woman Looking at Fallen Kite/ Willow Bath (Yanagi-yu), from the Series for the Willow Group (Yanagi bantsuzuki), with poems by Senryūtei Ichiyō

Edo period,

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. 21.2 cm x W. 18.1 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.)

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