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Two Girls Talking Near the Hibachi (Fire-Pot)

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical Japanese woodblock print with two women. The woman on the left stands, wearing a black hat with thin sticks protruding from it and a kimono with a pink and black top section and long blue-green skirt. The standing woman looks down at the seated woman on the right. The seated woman wears a white kimono with black lines; has one leg tucked under her and the other bent in front of her; one hand on her knee and the other on the floor. Small round tray on the floor with an object on it. Hibachi or fire-pot on the floor between the women. The background shows a beige wall with a large window covered by black fabric and a thin vertical window. Japanese text on the wall. The image is rendered in muted colors with bold lines.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
119 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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