Title: Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments
Object type: Print
Date: probably 1808
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (14 x 18.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Musical Instruments