18th-19th century
plate: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.
Engraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
16th centuryNetherlandishUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
JapaneseEtching on Japanese paper
19th centuryAmericanUkiyo-e woodblock print in ōban format; ink, colors, and embossing on paper; with artist’s printed signature reading "Koryūsai ga"; with publisher’s printed seal reading "Eijudō"
18th centuryJapanese