PrintsJapanese19th century

Three Girls by River, with poems by Hōjō Hanasaku, Karasaki Yau, Kasa no Emori, Arigadō Kotonaru, Seikarō Mimikaze, Wakamizu Kumiko, Karasaki Matsukaze and Karakoromo Kishū

Edo period, 1800

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "chūban" format; Ink and light color 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. 20.3 cm x W. 27.7 cm (8 x 10 7/8 in.)

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