PrintsJapanese

Lighted Lantern and Branch of Cherry Blossoms

Artists

Utagawa Sadakage (Gokotei)Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 19.6 x W. 13.7 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

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