One of Eight Views of Yoshiwara
One of Eight Views of Yoshiwara

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One of Eight Views of Yoshiwara

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉, 1790–1848
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1985-128

Information

Title
One of Eight Views of Yoshiwara
Maker
Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to block: 39.4 x 27 cm. (15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.) mat: 48.7 x 36.1 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Rensselaer W. Lee, Class of 1922
Object Number
x1985-128
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
figures (representations), cityscapes, birds, women

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