The Hour of the Horse [noon]: Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei) | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

The Hour of the Horse [noon]: Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)

PrintsJapanese18th century

The Hour of the Horse [noon]: Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)

c. 1798-1799 (Kansei 10-11)

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 cm x W. 25.5 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

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