PrintsJapanese18th-19th century

Courtesan Kiyokawa, Karigane Bunshichi, and Kaminari Shōkurō from the series Models of Love Talk: Clouds Form Over the Moon (Chiwa kagami tsuki no murakumo)

c. 1798-1800 (Kansei 10-Kansei 12)

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist

Yamaguchiya ChūemonPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodblock print

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th-19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 37.8 cm x W. 25.3 cm (14 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

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