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A Young Woman Seated in a Room and Looking at a Kakemono of Fukurokujin

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman sits on the floor; she wears a kimono with a patterned obi; her hair is pulled back. The woman looks at a hanging scroll on the wall; the scroll appears to depict an old man with a long white beard and a staff. The woman sits on a tatami mat floor; beside her on the floor is a small, square box on a stand. A bird with a long tail stands on a stand next to the woman. The woman sits in a room; through a window beside her, two people are visible outside. The image is a woodblock print; the colors are muted; the image has a beige background. The print depicts a scene from everyday life. The image is in a traditional Japanese style.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1768
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
470 × 625 px
Museum record:
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