Courtesan Attendant Napping as Servant Refuels Oil Lamp: The Happiness of Rats (Nezumi yorokobi), from the series Twelve Treasures with Rats (Nezumi zukushi jūnihō)
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Courtesan Attendant Napping as Servant Refuels Oil Lamp: The Happiness of Rats (Nezumi yorokobi), from the series Twelve Treasures with Rats (Nezumi zukushi jūnihō)

Edo period, 1828 (Year of the Rat)

Artists

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 19.2 x W. 17.5 cm (7 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

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