New Year at a Samurai Mansion, detached page from the book Picture Book of Comic Poems for the Young Ebisu (Ehon waka Ebisu)
PrintsJapanese18th century

New Year at a Samurai Mansion, detached page from the book Picture Book of Comic Poems for the Young Ebisu (Ehon waka Ebisu)

1789

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Detached page from woodblock-printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
18th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 25.7 cm x W. 38.1 cm (10 1/8 x 15 in.)

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