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Woman and Son under an Umbrella

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman and a child are standing under an umbrella. The woman wears a kimono with a green obi. The child's kimono has a black and yellow obi. The background is a mottled brown, with black Japanese writing at the top. Both figures have black hair. The woman holds the umbrella with her right hand. The edges of the paper are beige. The figures face right. The image is a long, vertical rectangle. The woman appears to be bowing her head. The child looks up at the woman.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1769
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
124 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
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