A woodblock print shows two men dressed as female courtesans. The man on the left faces right; he has black hair pulled up and wears a kimono patterned with green and blue designs on a pink background; he holds a head in his right hand. The man on the right faces left; he holds the waist of the man in front of him with his right arm. The man in front has long black hair and a kimono patterned with blue and green designs on a light pink background; he has one leg bent behind him. There are tree branches and pink flowers on the top and a tree trunk on the left. The background color is beige with brown spots. The print contains vertical writing on the left. The print contains a signature on the bottom right and some writing on the top right.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1794–95
- Medium:
- Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 584 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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