A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka)
Colorful woodblock print of a man and young woman wearing traditional garments; man holds a shamisen. Man on left, woman on right; man standing, woman kneeling on tatami mat floor. Both wear robes; man has outer robe wrapped around him in a swirl of fabric; woman holds a shamisen case. Both have black hair tied up. Background shows tatami room with sliding shoji screens and landscape scene outside; mountains, bush, bird in sky. Title: A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka) Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1768
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 463 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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