Woman Bucking Autumn Wind — Utagawa Kunisada

DETAILS

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Date: 1786
Medium: color woodblock print
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Credit line: Bequest of James Parmelee

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Utagawa Kunisada

Utagawa Kunisada was the most popular and prolific ukiyo-e woodblock print designer in 19th-century Japan, creating over 20,000 designs.

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