Utagawa Kunisada
No. 8 Nagao

ArtistJapanese, 1786–1864
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • No. 8 Nagao
  • Nagao no hanashi
  • from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-Six Noted Courtesans (Meigi sanjuroku kasen)
Datec.1860
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Christine Starkman
Object number2006.57
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased from Japan Print Gallery (Bill O'Rorke), London, August 2005.
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