Sake Cups for a New Year’s Toast

ca. 1820
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 231

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Object Information
  • 柳々居辰斎画 永正年間 何曾合 「けふはついたち あすはつこもり さかつき」
  • Title: Sake Cups for a New Year’s Toast
  • Artist: Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1820
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (21.3 x 18.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: JP1919
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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