Woodblock Print from an Illustrated Book, Japan, 1720 - 50, Woodblock print on paper, On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, 916.9.102

Woodblock Print from an Illustrated Book, Japan, 1720 - 50, Woodblock print on paper, On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, 916.9.102

This hand-coloured woodblock print shows a group of women of the upper class in a scene of collective reading, gathered around a reading stand, while another woman at right brings in more books. The women are likely reading poetry or popular literature. This sheet was folded in the middle, which suggests that it was bound as an illustration of a book, rather than viewed as a single sheet of print.

Dimensions: 15 x 31 cm

Material: Woodblock print on paper

ROM 916.9.102

Japan

Photographer credit: Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum

1720-1750

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum

Woodblock Print from an Illustrated Book