Black and white drawing of three people on a bench. The man on the left has a shaved head with a topknot. He sits on the left end of a bench and wears a kimono with a checkered pattern. A round tray with food rests on his lap. The woman sits in the center. She looks down and to the right. Her hair is pulled back and up. She wears a kimono with a floral pattern and holds chopsticks in her right hand while her left rests on her knee. The person on the right faces left. A basket sits on their head. They wear a striped kimono. The background is a wall made of rectangular panels. A roof overhangs on the top left. A grayscale calibration bar runs along the bottom. The artist's signature appears to the right of the image.
Artwork details
- Date:
- early 18th century
- Medium:
- Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 500 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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