

Okumura Masanobu print depicting four women sitting on floor. The woman on the left has long dark hair in a low ponytail and wears a kimono with a dense floral pattern. She holds a fan. The woman in the center has dark hair tied back and wears a kimono with a white base and circular pattern. She holds a lute. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a floral pattern and sits behind another woman who is mostly nude with her back to the viewer; that woman's hair is styled in two buns on either side of her head. All the women wear white face makeup. Japanese characters are written in black ink around the women. The background is beige-colored paper.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1700
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 423 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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