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Image Not Available for Empress Shoken in Western Dress and Bonnet
Empress Shoken in Western Dress and Bonnet
Image Not Available for Empress Shoken in Western Dress and Bonnet

Empress Shoken in Western Dress and Bonnet

Artist (Japanese, 1838 - 1912)
Date1880
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumcolour woodcut
DimensionsOverall (sheet; image: 36.1 x 24.2 cm; l right & bottom margins cropped): 37 x 24.8 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineHarold & Vera Mortimer-Lamb Purchase Fund
Object number1993.041.003
DescriptionJapanese Empress wearing a western style dress with bustle & a western style bonnet decorated with chrysanthemums & other flowers; she is holding a fan; water & a fountain in the background
Status
Not on view