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Man and a Woman in Court Dress

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man and a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The man sits on the left, wearing a brown robe with a white diamond pattern and a black hat. He holds a plant with green leaves in his lap. The woman sits on the right, wearing a robe with a green, gold, and orange pattern. She has long black hair and looks up at the man. The background of the image is beige with Japanese writing at the top and on the left side. A small white rectangle at the bottom center contains the number 1924.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
432 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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