ca. 1906
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (21.9 x 22.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Accession Number
JP3204
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Kajita Hanko · 1870–1917
**Kajita Hanko** (梶田半古, 1870–1917) was a Japanese painter and print artist of the late Meiji and early Taishō periods, renowned for his kuchi-e illustrations and contributions to the transition from traditional ukiyo-e to modern Japanese printmaking. Born Jojirō Kajita on July 23, 1870, in Shitaya, Tokyo, he was the son of a respected metal engraver whose family had earlier served as keepers of th...