The poetess Sei Shonagon: poetess from Heian Court

Utagawa (Toyokuni III) Kunisada
Japan
15 June 1786 – 12 January 1865

The poetess Sei Shonagon: poetess from Heian Court
from the series Mirror of Renowned Exemplary Women of Japan (Yamato komei retsujo kagami)
c 1843
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
36.7 x 25.0 cm (image & sheet, oban)
Credit line
Gift of Brian and Barbara Crisp in memory of their son Andrew 2003
Accession number
20033G47
Signature and date
Signed in block, "[Kochoro Kunisada ga]". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan