Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection
A woman wearing a blue kimono with a floral pattern sits on the floor. The kimono has orange, white, and brown designs. Her hair is styled in a bun with two pins. She holds a shamisen. A white and brown cat with a patterned collar is on the left. A gray cat is in a black box on the right. The background is beige with Japanese writing.
Artwork details
- Date:
- mid- 1820s
- Medium:
- Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 566 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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