Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Album: 8 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (21.6 x 13.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donald Keene, in honor of Julia Meech-Pekarik, 1986
Accession Number
JP3716
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...