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The Seventh Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A group of people, mostly children, gathered around and on a low wooden platform. The platform has green floor covering. There are three levels to the platform. A large cylindrical object with a handle on top sits on the raised platform. It is white with gray images and red trim. A woman in a dark kimono and a man in a green and red garment are on one side. A woman in a red kimono sits on the platform. A woman in a striped kimono and a man in a green and red garment are near the cylinder. A child in a pink garment is on the floor. A child in a white garment is on the platform. A woman in a red and white kimono and a child in a white garment are on the right. The walls have green and white vertical stripes on the left and wood on the right. A gray and black scale is on the right. Japanese characters are on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1767
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
541 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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