Woman Seated Under a Cherry Tree About to Write a Poem on a Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)
Woman seated on floor with legs crossed, wearing blue and orange kimono with flower pattern, sitting on orange floor with white spots. The woman's hair is styled up with a gold hairpin. She appears to be sitting next to a tree trunk on the left. There is a white wall behind her with two large black circular designs. Japanese characters are written vertically on the wall. The woman holds a sheet of paper on her lap. A writing brush and paper roll are on the floor beside her.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 555 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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