PrintsJapanese18th century

Portrait of Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)

Edo period, 1740s

Artists

Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川豊信Artist

Okumura MasanobuArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "kakemono-e"(?) format(?); ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Tanjōdō Ishikawa Shūha Toyonobu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 60.8 cm x W. 23.7 cm (23 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.)

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