Beige background with darker beige border; two women wearing kimonos sitting on floor; woman on left looking down to right with her hair up, and woman on right looking down at book; low table between them with peacock feather on it; eight people visible in background on upper right; text on left and right side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1814
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 560 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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