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True Reflections on the Life and Manners of a Woman (Ehon Masukagami) 絵本十寸鏡

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book with traditional Japanese illustrations and writing. The pages are aged and yellowed. The left page shows two women and a man. The man faces right and wears a kimono and a traditional Japanese hairstyle. He holds a smoking pipe. The woman on the left faces right. She wears a kimono and a traditional hairstyle and holds a fan. A tree without leaves and a building are behind them. Japanese text is written in black ink above and to the left. The right page shows two women on a veranda. The woman on the left faces right. She wears a kimono and a traditional hairstyle and holds an object. The woman on the right faces left, and her kimono has a long black sash. She holds a round object. A room interior with a window and a box is behind them. Japanese text is written in black ink above.

Artwork Details

Date
1748, 1st month
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 460 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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