PrintsJapanese

Sei Shōnagon, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (Shika shashin kyō)

c. 1833

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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