PrintsJapanese

Settsu no Tamagawa, Number Three, from the series The Six Crystal Rivers (Roku Tamagawa)

Artists

Utagawa Sadakage (Gokotei)Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono": ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 19.9 x W. 18.3 cm (7 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

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