

“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene with five people in traditional Japanese clothing. The setting is a room with tatami flooring and sliding doors. One person sits on a low platform on the left; three people are in the center and one person stands on the right. A flowering branch is in the foreground. A framed picture of a mountain landscape hangs on the wall behind the people. The picture on the wall shows a mountain with a pointed peak. The image has a beige background. The people are wearing kimonos in shades of red, brown, black and pink with floral patterns. The person on the left wears a dark brown kimono; the person standing on the right wears a reddish kimono. The person kneeling in the center wears a kimono with a pink and yellow pattern. The person sitting on the floor to their right wears a black kimono with a floral pattern.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1798
- Medium
- Page from a woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 371 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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