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Activities of Twelve Months of the Year (Tsukinami-e)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold background with small gold speckles. A blue body of water with wavy lines on the left. A sandy beach on the left with white, red, and yellow flowers. A woman in a blue and white kimono walking on the beach, holding a flower. A wooden structure with multiple levels and staircases on the right. Women in kimonos on the beach and on the wooden structure. Women wearing mostly black hair with white trim. Kimonos are red, orange, blue, yellow, white, and green. A green bush on the bottom right. A barrel on the beach. People on a platform in the background. A tree on the top right.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th century
Medium
Album of twelve paintings; ink, color, and gold on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 413 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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