PrintsJapanese

Two Court Ladies with Musical Instruments, from the series Three Classical Arts of the Sugawara Circle (Sugawara sanseki)

Edo period, early 1820s

Artists

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" 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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