PrintsJapanese

Shell-matching game, a calendar print (egoyomi) for 1814

1814

Artists

Kitagawa TsukimaroArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 13.9 x W. 13.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)

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