PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Onoe Kikugoro as a Woman Standing Before a Tokonoma and Holding a Branch of Bamboo Decorated for the Tanabata Festival (Dai-sho Calendar for 1747)

Edo period, dated 1747

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 29.9 cm x W. 14.3 cm (11 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

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