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Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black kimono with red and blue pattern and yellow flowers, extending right and curving left to form a semicircle at the bottom. Dark hair styled up with two black buns on top of head, adorned with two thin white sticks. Woman sitting on floor with right leg tucked under body and left leg bent in front. Long white paper on brown stand in front. Brown room with large rectangular brown and beige wall decoration on left. Round window on right with brown frame and blue cloud design.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
554 × 625 px
Museum record:
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