PrintsJapanese

Yabase Kihan, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)

Artists

SadanobuArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 23.3 x W. 26.2 cm (9 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

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