Title: A Lady About to Write a Poem
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1820
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Yashima Gakutei 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1786?–1868
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (21.1 x 18.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry, term: Women, term: Writing, term: Desks