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Woman Playing the Tsuzumi

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman sits on the floor in a traditional Japanese kimono with a black background and gold, yellow, and light blue floral patterns. She has long dark hair and the kimono has light blue lining. She holds a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese drum, to her left side. The drum has a black and gold body with a yellow circle on it. The woman sits next to a small table with a green object on top. There is also a small black box with gold objects on it. There are several lines of Japanese text written in black ink on the beige background. A red seal is on the top right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
572 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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