PrintsJapanese19th century

Woman Holding a Letter Box/ Letter Box (Fubako), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunkeisha Shiomichi and Bunrinsha Matsunami

Edo period, circa 1826

Artists

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

Related Artworks

Prints

Beating the Second Wife According to the Old Custom

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Late Edo period, circa 1852

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Woman with Chrysanthemums

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu 楊洲周延, Meiji period, circa 1890s

Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF FUJI, "ISU NO SANCHU"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Edo period, 1858

Ink on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Procession of Women Carrying Palanquin

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広, 19th century

Sixth of eight(?) ukiyo-e book pages from a continuous woodblock-printed composition; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Kneeling Woman and Child from the series Fūryū nana komachi

Kitagawa Utamaro II, 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Still Life of Konbu Seaweed(?) and Nandina (Nanten) Wrapped in Bamboo Leaves, with various poems

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満, Edo period, dated 1812 (Bunka 9)

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "yotsugiri-ban" format; ink, color and embossing on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Yoshitsune Practicing Archery

Utagawa Kuninao, 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "naga-ban" format; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Woman Holding a Letter Box/ Letter Box (Fubako), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunkeisha Shiomichi and Bunrinsha Matsunami

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Edo period, circa 1826

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei hitsu"

19th centuryJapanese