Provenance
Baron Sumitomo Tomoito (1865–1926). With Yamanaka & Company; sold to Clarence Buckingham (1854–1913), Chicago, June 1913; by descent to his sister, Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, 1913; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.
Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")
c. 1794
Accession Number
23953
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
37.5 × 24.4 cm (14 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Credit Line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
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