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Courtesan in Ancient Costume Seated in a Boat

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print. Woman in boat with a parasol. The woman seated in a boat with her knees pulled up. She wears a pink kimono with a green outer kimono. A parasol in pink and white over her head. A fan held in right hand. A white and pink circular object on the floor of the boat beside her. A smaller panel at the top with a boat in the distance. A person rowing. Border around both panels is ornate with pink, orange, and black. Text in Japanese characters in top right panel. Text in Japanese characters on right side of main panel. Small circular red seal on left side of main panel.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
413 × 624 px
Museum record:
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