Hinazuru no jo ()

Description

Colour woodblock print from the series Meijo sanju rokka sen (Selection of 36 Renowned Women), entitled Hinazuru no jo, depicting a courtesan in summer robe seated by a window watching lightning, with a magic lantern beside her: Japan, by Utagawa Kunisada, 1861

Museum reference

A.1887.745.92.25

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Kunisada, 1786 - 1864, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsuruya Kiemon, 1720s - 1852 (fl.), Publisher

Date

1861

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Hinazuru