Triptych print depicts three women in traditional Japanese kimonos standing in a room. The women are standing side by side, each on a yellow tatami floor with their bodies angled slightly to their right. The woman on the left wears a green kimono with red and white designs and holds a fan in her right hand. The middle woman wears a kimono with salmon and green designs and holds a closed parasol in her left hand. The woman on the right wears a kimono with dark red and peach designs, and her hands are tucked into her sleeves. A small table with items on it and a red cushion are on the floor to the right. The background includes a wall with a wavy line and Japanese writing at the top, and a landscape scene below. The women's hairstyles are styled with buns and adorned with hairpins. The room's floor has dark brown lines. The print is likely a kaibunka, a type of Japanese art. The title of the work is "Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Kyo". The artist's name is Suzuki Harunobu.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1768
- Medium
- Right-hand sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 451 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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