Emperor Hanazono reads a poem while woman plays a koto

Artist:
Hokkei, Totoya (Uoya)
Date Made:
1820's
Classification:
Print
Country:
Japan
Artist birth Date:
1780
Artist death Date:
1850
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.
Materials:
Full color woodblock printing, silver waves of river, and now-tarnished silver for kimono patterns.
Accession Number:
1919.708
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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