PrintsJapanese

Courtesan with Pipe representing Jurō, from the series Women Viewed as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate Shichifukujin)

Edo period, circa 1825

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"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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