The Four Accomplishments by Iwasa Matabei: A vertical, rectangular painting depicting a scene with five women. The background is a muted brown and yellow color with some darker brown and gray shading to suggest a cloudy sky and a large tree on the right. The women are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, with one wearing a white kimono, another a black kimono with white flowers, and the others similar kimonos. They are arranged across the painting in various positions: one sitting on the ground on the left, another sitting on a bench with two more women nearby, and one lying on the ground on the bottom. The women appear to be engaged in leisure activities like playing a board game or musical instrument. A wooden structure with a staircase is on the left.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 400 × 893 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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