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Parody of Minamoto no Tametomo

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman kneels on the floor, leaning left against another woman standing beside her. The kneeling woman wears a yellow kimono with a white geometric pattern. The standing woman wears a blue kimono with a yellow sash and a white floral pattern. The standing woman holds an arrow, bow, and quiver. Both women have dark hair worn in a bun. A large frame dominates the left side; behind it are wavy lines suggesting a landscape. The background color is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
1765
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
470 × 625 px
Museum record:
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