PrintsJapanese

Warrior Reading a Scroll

1780-1850

Artists

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

shikishiban: H. 21 × W. 18.1 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)

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