Japanese-style woodblock print; a sitting woman; black hair; traditional patterned robe; playing a shamisen; three strings; long neck; short body; rounded back; sitting cross-legged; right leg on top of left; right hand plucking strings; left hand holding neck; beige background; vertical Japanese writing; red seal.
Artwork details
- Date:
- probably 1815
- Medium:
- Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 564 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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