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On a Balcony a Woman is Seated Playing a Tsuzumi, below a Man in Daimyo Costume is Seated upon a Black Lacquer Box

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with three people. A woman sits on a balcony playing a tsuzumi. She wears a kimono with a red and white floral pattern. Her hair is styled in an updo and adorned with an ornate hairpiece. Below her, a man in a daimyo costume sits on a black lacquer box. He wears a kimono with a red and white floral pattern, and his hair is styled neatly. To the left, another man stands wearing a kimono with a red and white floral pattern, and a long red robe; he holds a large staff and has long black hair. The background features a yellow wall with pink vertical stripes, and a black railing on the balcony.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
458 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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