A Beauty Putting out a Floor Lamp (Tsuki no kage shinobiau yo)

Artist Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代豊国) (Japanese, 1786–1864)

Dateabout 1836–1838

Mediummulticolored woodblock print

Dimensions37.1 x 24.4 cm (14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

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Object number1901.576

DescriptionA woman in night attire is shown standing beside an ando (paper-framed night lantern), and is extinguishing the light. Her head and shoulders are brightly illuminated; the rest of her figure is in shadow. The artist's title and signature are upon the back of a screen at the right. Perviously titled,"To Meet Secretly at Night when the Moon is Shaded"

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