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Courtesan Dreaming of the New Year Procession

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
Museum record:
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