Pleasure Boat and Poetry Club Announcement
PrintsJapanese18th century

Pleasure Boat and Poetry Club Announcement

Mid Edo period, 1785

Artists

Torii KiyonagaArtist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; 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: H. 36 x W. 53.7 cm (14 3/16 x 21 1/8 in.)

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