Two Women in a Summer Breeze (Illustration of a Poem by Bunya no Yasuhide), from the series The Elegant Immortal Poets

Artist/Maker Isoda Koryūsai 礒田湖龍斎 (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Datemid-1770s

MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsHashira-e; overall: 29 1/2 × 5 3/16 in. (74.9 × 13.2 cm)

Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest

PortfolioThe Elegant Immortal Poets (Furyu rokkasen)

Object number1950.300

Status

Not on view

Collections

Asian

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