

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene by Okumura Masanobu titled "A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House". The scene shows a man standing outside a red gate on the left, wearing a dark brown kimono and hat. Inside the gate is a tree with pink blossoms. To the right, a group of people, mostly women, are on a raised wooden platform. The women wear traditional Japanese kimonos in various colors and designs. Some of the women are standing, while others are sitting. The platform has a railing and appears to be part of a larger building with a tiled roof. The building has multiple levels, with more people visible in the background. The color palette includes shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and black. The overall atmosphere suggests a traditional Japanese setting, possibly a scene from everyday life or a special event.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1738
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink, color, and hand-coloring on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 428 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like

An Interior View in the Yoshiwara

Chushingura: Act IX (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

Uranosuke Plays Blind Man's Buff with the Women of the Ichiriki Joroya

A Game of Hand Sumo in the New Yoshiwara

Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu)

Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn

Children Play-acting a Daimyo Procession

The Curfew at Dōjōji

Women and children in a garden

Tea House Beside the Kamo River in Kyoto

A Disguised Scene from The Tale of Genji (Fūryū Yatsushi Genji), Chapter 33, “Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no uraba)”

A Mock Marriage Ceremony

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Parody of the Episode of the Third Princess (Modoki Onna San no Miya)

Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

The Young God Ebisu (Waka ebisu) 和歌夷

Zoshigaya no Zu (Myoga-ya)

Women on a Veranda

Snow Scene with Figures Outside a Temple

Chushingura: Act II (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

The Shika Teahouse

The Matsukaze Chapter of the Tale of Genji (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress)

The Mieidō Fan Shop

Kyōka: The Mist of Sandara (Kyōka Sandara-kasumi)





