The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print titled "Woman Dropping a Lantern by a Porch" by Torii Kiyonaga. Two women wear traditional kimonos, one standing on a porch and the other bending over. The woman on the left has a pink kimono with a beige patterned obi and a black and beige hat; she stands on a wooden porch with a grid-patterned window. The woman on the right has a pink and beige kimono with a floral pattern, and a pink obi; she bends over and holds a lantern. In the background is a hill with trees, a river, and a village; the color palette includes pink, beige, and black. The style is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 711 × 900 px
- Museum record:
- View original
You May Also Like
Women with Salt Pails; The Noda Tama River in Mutsu Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama Rivers
The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguised as Hotoke Gozen (left), in the Play Miyako-zome Gio Katsugi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Asukayama
“Two Young Women on a Verandah Watching Plovers,” from the series Stylish Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū rokkasen: Ki no Tomonori, jū)
The Matsukaze Chapter of the Tale of Genji (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress)
Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies
Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series "Fashionable Parodies of Bravery in Love (Furyu mitate iro-buyu)"
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Women Visiting an Inari Shrine
The Oiran Hinazuru of Chojiya Standing upon a Pile of Futon
Act Eight: Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
No Title
Narihira, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"
The Courtesan Toji of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Satoji and Uraji, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves" (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)
The Ninth-Month Kabuki Dance "Kikujido"
Women Cutting Branches of Bush Clover; The Noji Tama River in Omi Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama Rivers
Ashinoyu Spring in Hakone
Three Women and a Small Boy beneath a Wisteria Arbor on the Bank of a Stream
Nagauta Kihan
Portrait of the Courtesan Nioteru of the Ogiya, with Her Two Attendants Namiji and Aō-mi
Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine
The Third Month (Yayoi), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)"
Musashi Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)