Onoe Matsusuke I as an Oiran Stands at the Left, Talking to Nakamura Nakazo I as a Samurai
The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The scene shows two men and a woman in the foreground. The woman stands on the left, wearing an orange kimono with a patterned design, and holding a black parasol with gold polka dots. She faces right. A man sits on the ground in the center, wearing a black kimono with gold polka dots and a brown head covering, holding a fan. To his right stands another man wearing a beige kimono and a tall hat, holding a long pipe. In the background, there are four men sitting on a platform. The two men on the left wear yellow kimonos, and the two on the right wear black and yellow kimonos. There are autumn leaves at the top of the image. The color palette includes shades of orange, yellow, black, and beige.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1788
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 422 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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