PrintsJapanese

Five Pictures of Low Tide, "Woman Catching an Octopus"

Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image: 21.2 x 18.3 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

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