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Koshikibu no Naishi (999–1025), from "Hyakunin Isshu" (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting two women indoors. The woman on the left wears an orange kimono with a white top and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a floor with a yellow sliding door beside her. The woman on the right kneels on the floor, facing the other woman. She wears a gray kimono with a brown skirt underneath and has her hair styled in a tall bun. The background features a black and white patterned screen, a gray wall, and a branch with yellow flowers. Japanese text appears at the top and bottom right of the print.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1768
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
458 × 624 px
Museum record:
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