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Scene on the Veranda of a Teahouse

Yanagawa Shigenobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print; beige background; two people on a veranda; woman on left wearing purple kimono with red, green, and white designs, blue undergarment; hair in bun with pins; man on right wearing orange and white striped kimono; both facing away; veranda railing on right, shoji screen on left; grayish figures in background; some Japanese characters written in black ink; red seal or stamp in bottom-left corner, another red mark in bottom-right corner; bird flying in top-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
534 × 624 px
Museum record:
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