PrintsJapanese20th century

Pink Japanese Glaucidium (Shirane-aoi) and Yellow Kibana no komanotsume

Meiji period, circa first decade of 20th century

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print in ōban format; ink and color on paper; with seal overlay reading "Masa__", and with brush-written caption at bottom and overlay at top reading "Shirane A[o]hi" and "Kibana no Komanotsume"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Meiji era, 1868-1912

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 40.7 cm x W. 26.5 cm (16 x 10 7/16 in.)

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