Poem and Portrait of Shunye-hoshi
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(born Edo, Japan, 1798 ; died Japan, 1861)
Datemid 1840s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 7/8 x 10 in. (37.8 x 25.4 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- text
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.129.13
DescriptionThe main focus of the print are two figures at the center both in colorful robes. The woman at left is kneeling; the male figure is standing and gesturing broadly holding a lantern in his right hand and a sword (?) in his left. Across the top of the print is a band with columns of text on either side and a heart-shaped cartouche in the center with a seated figure and more text.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1847-1848
