PrintsJapanese19th century

Woman Carried Across Water in Palanquin (Harugeshiki musume dochu)

19th century

Artists

Utagawa KuninaoArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color 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. 37.9 x W. 23.8 cm (14 15/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

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