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The Second Yamashito Kinsaku as a Courtesan Standing in a Room

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a green kimono with pink lining and floral design stands in a room. The kimono has a pink and black striped obi partially visible. The woman's dark hair is pulled back with a stick on the right. The woman holds a long white scroll with black handwriting. The woman is barefoot and standing on a brown floor. The woman's body faces right, her head turned left. The background is a shoji screen with a grid pattern and a circular design. The lower section of the wall behind the woman is brown wood paneling.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1779
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
299 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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