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Young Woman Playing the Flute by a Bridge

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman with black hair styled in a bun plays a flute on a bridge. She wears an orange kimono with white circles and green accents. A green under kimono is visible at the hem and sleeves. The bridge has wooden railings and stone steps. A mountain range with green foliage and a pink sky are in the background. A white rectangle with Japanese writing is in the upper left corner. A border of foliage and swirls frames the image. More Japanese writing is on the right side. A red seal is in the lower right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
413 × 625 px
Museum record:
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