PrintsJapanese

Bring Water From the Kamo River, from the series The Classic Nō Dances

Artists

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 19.2 cm x W. 13.2 cm (7 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

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