The Festival of Dolls (Third Month) by Ishikawa Toyomasa: A woman in a kimono sits on a low platform; she has one leg bent and the other extended. The woman faces left; her head is turned to the right; she holds a doll. The platform has a low table with bowls and other objects on it to the left of the woman; there are three shelves on the wall behind her with more objects. Three men carry a low table; two men are at one end and one man is at the other; the men wear kimonos and have no shoes on; they are all facing right; the man at the left end wears a green kimono; the other two men wear gray kimonos with white designs. The room has a wood-paneled lower section on the walls; the upper section is white with grid lines; there is a long, low table in the foreground; there are characters on the right and left sides.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1767
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 465 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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