Two women on a beach, one standing and one kneeling. The standing woman wears a pink cloth wrapped around her waist and has long black hair, she faces right and looks down. The kneeling woman faces left and looks up at the standing woman, her hair pulled back and adorned with a yellow and black headband. The kneeling woman's kimono has a green and white floral pattern on the back. A wicker basket sits in front of the kneeling woman. The background shows rocks and wavy lines suggesting the sea and hills. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side. The artwork's color palette is predominantly muted with shades of pink, green, and beige.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1788
- Medium:
- Right-hand sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 418 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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