PrintsJapanese18th-19th century

Woman Asleep on Kotatsu/ Zhizhang, from the series Eight Drinking Immortals (Inchu Hassen), with poems by Kobuchitei Miomaru and Fūkintei Shōin

Edo period,

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "jūni-giri ban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.5 cm x W. 9.6 cm (8 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

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