短冊持立美人図|Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at the New Year
Kaigetsudō Dohan
ca. 1714 · Monochrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper · Asian Art
This series of prints was probably issued as a calendar set of twenty-four, two prints for each month. Seasonal reference is made through the patterns on the women's robes. Pine and bamboo are auspicious symbols of longevity used at New Year's.
- Artist
- Kaigetsudō Dohan
- Date
- ca. 1714
- Medium
- Monochrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949
