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Print

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A print depicting a scene indoors with three people. The person on the left sits on a low stool; they wear a blue kimono and a blue head covering. A person in the center wears a pink kimono and a blue head covering; they stand and face right. The third person crouches to the right; they wear a blue kimono and hold a large container with a red symbol on it. The background includes a wooden floor, a staircase with a red sign on it, and various writing on the walls and floating in the air. The print is by Totoya Hokkei.

Artwork Details

Date
1780–1850
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
549 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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