Sosei-hoshi
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(born Edo, Japan, 1798 ; died Japan, 1861)
Dateearly 1840s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- landscape
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.129.1 B
DescriptionSeated elderly man (the Buddhist monk and poet Sosei-hoshi) holding a folded fan is speaking to a boy standing to his right holding a red case. There is an incense or candle burner behind them. Rocky hills in the background.On View
Not on view
