Hour of the Rat [midnight]: The Mistress (Ne no koku, mekake), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)
PrintsJapanese18th century

Hour of the Rat [midnight]: The Mistress (Ne no koku, mekake), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)

c. 1798-1799

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛Publisher
Classification
Prints
Technique
Woodblock print
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
18th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: H. 38.6 cm x W. 26.3 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

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