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The Ninth Month

Ishikawa Toyomasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "The Ninth Month" by Ishikawa Toyomasa. The print shows five people in traditional Japanese clothing, called kimonos. Three women and two men are present; one woman wears a kimono with pink flowers on a black background, and another woman wears a pink kimono. The three people on the left are crouching; the woman in the middle is standing and appears to be throwing something. The background features a wall with a wooden railing and pink flowers. A gray and black color palette ruler is placed to the right of the print. The print has Japanese writing in the top-right and bottom-right corners. The color palette ruler displays a range of gray shades. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1767
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
551 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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