

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