Shadows on the Shoji
Artist
Kikukawa Eizan 菊川 英山
(Japanese, 1787–1867)
Dateabout 1815–1818
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions38.4 x 52.7 cm (15 1/8 x 20 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2313
DescriptionTwo oiran on the engawa of a seiro on an evening in Feb. when the kabai (red flowered plum) trees were in bloom inthe garden. Back ofthem in a projecting wing of the houseshados of the occupants are silhouetted uon the shoji.ProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
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Kikukawa Eizan 菊川 英山
11th mont Bunka 3, December 1806
