PrintsJapanese19th century

Dancing Girl Mimyō from the Mirror of the East (Maime Mimyō: Azuma kagami), from the series Twenty-Four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honchō Circle (Honchōren honchō nijūshikō)

Edo period, circa 1821-1822

Artists

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

shikishiban: H. 20.5 × W. 18 cm (8 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

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