PrintsJapanese19th century

Furyū Genji: Akashi (Hiroshige landscape, Kunisada [main] figures)

Late Edo period, 1835

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" diptych; 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

37.4 x 25.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

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