Totoya Hokkei
Woman Painting a Fan with a Dragon Coming to Life

Woman Painting a Fan with a Dragon Coming to Life

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Woman Painting a Fan with a Dragon Coming to Life
ArtistJapanese, 1780–1850
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Woman Painting a Fan with a Dragon Coming to Life
  • Ohgie yori tachinoboru ryu
Date1832
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color with metallic pigments on paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/16 × 7 1/4 in. (20.8 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Tachibana Fund for Japanese Art
Object number2008.351
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in Japanese characters

Signed in Japanese characters "Hokkei" in the image
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