Izumi Shikibu on a visit to the Kamo shrine

Series TitleStories of Wise Women and Faithful Wives (Kenjo reppu den)

Printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798–1861)

Date1844-1846

Mediumcolor woodcut

DimensionsPart (ōban format): 14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (36 × 25 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Department(not assigned)

Credit LineGift of Henrietta Haller

Accession Number1905.338.39

On View

Not on Display

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