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Whose Sleeves? (Tagasode)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden-yellow background with a dark border. A clothing rack with multiple garments hanging on it. The garments include a black item with gold trim on the left, a white item with a circular design, a brown item with white circles, a green, brown, and white patterned item on the right, a green and orange patterned item below, and a brown and white polka-dotted item. A black hat sits on the ground to the right. A dark brown object sits on the left. The clothing rack has a horizontal bar at the top and bottom with vertical bars connecting them. The artist's work is titled "Whose Sleeves? (Tagasode)".

Artwork Details

Date
(right screen) late 16th–early 17th century; (left screen) early to mid-17th century
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilt paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 273 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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