PrintsJapanese19th century

Moon Goddess Chang'e, Rabbit Making New Year's Cake and a Geisha Playing Shamisen, second from the series Year of the Rabbit Handle Stories (Usagidoshi totte banashi ni), with poems by Tō Shōon, Kokuhaku Sekimen and Shinra Banshō

Edo period, possibly 1819

Artists

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "kokonotsu-giri ban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 13.8 cm x W. 18.6 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

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