Geisha in striped kimono, book on floor, poem by Sei Shonagon (11th-century author of The Pillow Book)

Artist:
Utamaro, Kitagawa
Date Made:
1866-1899
Classification:
Print
Country:
Japan
Artist birth Date:
1753
Artist death Date:
1806
Dimensions:
13 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.
Materials:
Full color woodblock printing
Accession Number:
1919.282
Full BAMPFA credit line:
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of William Dallam Armes
Century:
19 CE

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