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Lighting a Hanging Lantern for the Obon Festival

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman in a traditional Japanese kimono. The kimono has a blue and white floral pattern. The woman's hair is styled in an updo. She holds a hanging lantern in her right hand. The lantern has a red diamond-shaped design on it. A small dog stands to her left. The background of the image is beige. There is a color palette on the right side. Black Japanese characters appear in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
circa 1860
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
536 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette