PrintsJapanese19th century

Two Women at the Entrance to a Shrine/ Tiger (Tora) -- Kagurazaka, from the series Allusions to the Twelve Zodiac Animals at Famous Places in Edo for the Ichiyō Circle (Ichiyōren Edo meisho mitate jūnishi), with poems by Bunpōsha Ebimaru and Bunbunsha

Edo period, 1827

Artists

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink and 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. 21.2 cm x W. 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

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