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Matsukaze Murasame

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white woodblock print, beige background. Six people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos. - The woman on far left squatting next to basket and fish on ground. - A woman in center wearing long kimono holding scale with bucket on right and hanging scale with round object on left. - A man wearing kimono with divided skirt standing on right side of center woman on right. - A man wearing kimono and tall hat standing next to him. - A woman on right in kimono holding fan. Trees and a building in the background. Japanese characters in top portion and on right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1675–80
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (sumi-e (ink print)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 342 px
Museum record:
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