PrintsJapanese18th century

Three ladies and two small attendants

18th century

Artists

Katsukawa Shunchō 勝川春潮Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" diptych(?); 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

paper, overall for matted diptych: H. 36.4 x W. 49.6 cm (14 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

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