Chujo-hime holding the two ends of a string-game or puzzle against a background of brocade with a waterwheel design. Lotus.
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(born Edo, Japan, 1798 ; died Japan, 1861)
Date1843
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsSheet Overall: 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Al and Betsy Buck in memory of Alfred Eliab Buck and Ellen Baker Buck
Object number2006.19.27
DescriptionAn image within a circle of a female figure holding two cylindrical objects joined by strings. She is shown from the shoulders up and placed in front of a patterned background. There is a large lotus flower above her at left and a box with columns of vertical text along the top.On View
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1847-1848
