Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a diptych print of four women in traditional Japanese clothing. Two women are on the left side and two on the right. The woman on the far left sits on a patterned cushion, wearing a kimono with a star pattern, and holds a bouquet of flowers. The woman to her right sits on the floor with her legs tucked under her, wearing a light-colored kimono. A small oval-shaped picture hangs on the wall behind her, depicting a landscape. On the right side, a woman sits on the floor with her legs tucked under her, wearing a brown kimono, and appears to be arranging items from a box in front of her. The woman standing behind her wears a hat and a white kimono, holding a long, thin object, possibly a scroll. The background of the print is a light yellow color. There are several Japanese characters written vertically along the center of the print and in the upper corners. Two small oval pictures hang on the wall, one on each side, depicting landscapes.