Uncho, the Wife of the Official Mei Ch'ing, Reading at a Table

Isoda Koryūsai

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print featuring two women. The woman at the top is dressed in a red kimono with a patterned design and a gray undergarment; she has black hair tied up with a white strand and adorned with an orange headband, and she wears a gray sash. This woman stands behind a black pole covered with a fabric featuring green and orange patterns. She leans on the pole with her left arm. The woman at the bottom sits on the floor with her knees bent; she wears a similar red kimono and gray undergarment. Her black hair is styled with an orange headband and she holds a gray comb. The women sit beside a low wooden table upon which an open book rests. A plant with green leaves and orange flowers is set on the table. The table is surrounded by pink fabric and green leaves with orange flowers. The background of the print features beige color with vertical black Japanese text.