Asahina and a courtesan as Soga no Gorō, in a parody of the armour-tugging episode

Details

• Title

  Asahina and a courtesan as Soga no Gorō, in a parody of the armour-tugging episode

• Artist/maker

  Shōtei Hokuju (1763 - 1824) (designer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1825

• Material and technique

  colour woodblock print, with metallic pigments

• Material index

  processed material › paper

• Technique index

  printed › relief print › woodcut › colour woodcut

• Object type

  visual representation › print › surimono

• Dimensions

  mount 27.8 x 40.4 cm (height x width)
  sheet 18.7 x 24.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs E. M. Allan and Mr and Mrs H. N. Spalding from the Herbert H. Jennings Collection, 1952.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.4620

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