Young woman reads a book on the floor, while another strums a shamisen; young man plays a shakuhachi (bamboo flute) perched on the balcony

Artist:

Utamaro, Kitagawa

Date Made:

1780's

Classification:

Print

Country:

Japan

Artist birth Date:

1753

Artist death Date:

1806

Dimensions:

12 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.

Materials:

Full color woodblock printing

Accession Number:

1919.299

Full BAMPFA credit line:

University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of William Dallam Armes

Century:

18 CE

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