Modern Women Reenacting Scene from the Tale of Genji
Artist
Hosoda Eishi
(born Edo, Japan, 1756; died Edo, Japan, 1829)
Datemid 1790s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsSight: 15 x 19 1/4 in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.120 A-B
DescriptionCourt lady is sitting in a pink and black carriage reading a slip of paper. The carriage is surrounded by six attendants. One attendant is offering her a fan, another is offering her tea. Blooming trees behind them.On View
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