A Japanese woodblock print titled "First Bonito of the Year" by Utagawa Kunisada. The image depicts a woman kneeling on the floor. She wears a kimono with a brown and pink circular pattern. Her kimono has a red and black obi and a blue and white under-kimono visible at the sleeves. The woman's hair is styled in a traditional Japanese fashion with combs and pins. She holds a knife in her right hand and cuts a bonito on a cutting board. The cutting board sits on a wooden bucket with green accents. A plate with another knife rests on the floor in front of the bucket. The background features a beige color with clouds at the top. A red circle with black designs is in the upper right corner. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side and in two small seals at the bottom right.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 619 × 900 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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