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Woman Playing a New Year's Game of Battledore and Shuttlecock

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image. The image shows a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. She wears a kimono. The woman appears to be in motion, with her right knee slightly bent. Her hair is dark. She uses a bat to hit a shuttlecock. Her body faces right, head tilted up. The background appears to be a wooden panel with visible grain and some darker spots or holes.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
241 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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