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New Year Greeting Card for "Rat" Year

Yanagawa Shigenobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman is wearing a kimono with a white base and red and green designs, and a gray and white striped top. Her hair is styled in a traditional Japanese updo with an orange headband. She is holding a decorated fan in her left hand. The woman is leaning forward, looking down at a small white rat on a yellow box. The box is decorated with a pattern of small circles. There are some plants behind the woman and a screen with Japanese writing on it. The background of the print is a light beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
1828
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
553 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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