Women Playing Drums, left sheet of incomplete triptych
PrintsJapanese19th century

Women Playing Drums, left sheet of incomplete triptych

c. 1801 (Kyōwa 1)

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist
Tsuruya KiemonPublisher

Description

Left sheet of an incomplete triptych.

Classification
Prints
Technique
Woodblock print
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 39 cm x W. 26.4 cm (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

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