Black and white drawing of four people on a tiled floor. The people are drawn in traditional Japanese clothing. The man on the left sits cross-legged and plays a shamisen. The woman to his right sits on her knees and looks down at the shamisen. A woman sits on the floor to the right, her face hidden behind a fan. A man wearing a samurai helmet and holding a sword sits on the stairs in the background. A plant and a red stamp are in the upper left corner. A gray and white color palette is at the bottom.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1710–13
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 478 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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