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Young Woman Climbing a Ladder

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Suzuki Harunobu's Young Woman Climbing a Ladder: A woodblock print depicts a young woman climbing a vertical ladder. The woman is on the left side; she wears a kimono with a patterned design and has her dark hair pulled back. She holds the rungs with both hands and her left leg is bent. The ladder is brown with visible rungs. A branch with green leaves extends from right to left across the top. The background is a light brown color. Japanese characters are vertically written on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1768
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
122 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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