PrintsJapanese18th century

Love that Meets Each Night (Yo-goto ni au koi) from the series Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu)

Late Edo period, circa 1793-1794

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and mica on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 37.6 cm x W. 25.0 cm (14 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

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