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Terrace Scene with Figures

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown painting shows people on steps wearing kimonos with a bird flying, in a gold and brown frame. A group of people are on multiple levels of steps. One man wears a blue kimono, another wears a red kimono and black hakama, a woman wears a pink kimono, and another woman wears a blue kimono. A man rides a white horse on the lower steps. A bird flies from the left. The frame has a gold patterned inner edge. The artwork is bordered by a thick brown paper-like material with a wooden frame.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 568 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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